Transgression forms and extensions of Chern-Simons gauge theories

Mora P.; Olea, R; Troncoso R.; Zanelli, J

Abstract

A gauge invariant action principle, based on the idea of transgression forms, is proposed. The action extends the Chern-Simons form by the addition of a boundary term that makes the action gauge invariant (and not just quasi-invariant). Interpreting the spacetime manifold as cobordant to another one, the duplication of gauge fields in spacetime is avoided. The advantages of this approach are particularly noticeable for the gravitation theory described by a Chern-Simons lagrangian for the AdS group, in which case the action is regularized and finite for black hole geometries in diverse situations. Black hole thermodynamics is correctly reproduced using either a background field approach or a background-independent setting, even in cases with asymptotically nontrivial topologies. It is shown that the energy found from the thermodynamic analysis agrees with the surface integral obtained by direct application of Noether's theorem. © SISSA 2006.

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Título según WOS: Transgression forms and extensions of Chern-Simons gauge theories
Título según SCOPUS: Transgression forms and extensions of Chern-Simons gauge theories
Título de la Revista: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
Número: 2
Editorial: Springer
Fecha de publicación: 2006
Página de inicio: 67
Idioma: eng
DOI:

10.1088/1126-6708/2006/02/067

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS