{ "id": "gr-qc/9504023", "version": "v2", "published": "1995-04-17T01:43:50.000Z", "updated": "1996-12-17T04:04:48.000Z", "title": "Selfdual 2-form formulation of gravity and classification of energy-momentum tensors", "authors": [ "Mathias Pillin" ], "comment": "title changed, extended version", "journal": "Class. Quant. Grav. 13 (1996) 2379", "doi": "10.1088/0264-9381/13/8/020", "categories": [ "gr-qc" ], "abstract": "It is shown how the different irreducibility classes of the energy-momentum tensor allow for a Lagrangian formulation of the gravity-matter system using a selfdual 2-form as a basic variable. It is pointed out what kind of difficulties arise when attempting to construct a pure spin-connection formulation of the gravity-matter system. Ambiguities in the formulation especially concerning the need for constraints are clarified.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v2", "updated": "1996-12-17T04:04:48.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "keywords": [ "energy-momentum tensor", "classification", "gravity-matter system", "pure spin-connection formulation", "irreducibility classes" ], "tags": [ "journal article" ], "publication": { "publisher": "IOP", "journal": "Class. Quantum Grav." }, "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "inspire": 394261 } } }