Hamiltonian structure and gauge symmetries of Poincare gauge theory

Abstract

This is a review of the constrained dynamical structure of Poincare gauge theory which concentrates on the basic canonical and gauge properties of the theory, including the identification of constraints, gauge symmetries and conservation laws. As an interesting example of the general approach we discuss the teleparallel formulation of general relativity.Comment: 24 pages, Latex, 2 eps figures, uses equations.sty; Invited talk presented at the Meeting of German Physical Society, Dresden, March 20-24, 200