THE D-]2 LIMIT OF GENERAL-RELATIVITY

Authors
MANN RB ROSS SF
Citation
Rb. Mann et Sf. Ross, THE D-]2 LIMIT OF GENERAL-RELATIVITY, Classical and quantum gravity, 10(7), 1993, pp. 1405-1408
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Classical and quantum gravity → ACNP
ISSN journal
02649381
Volume
10
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1405 - 1408
Database
ISI
SICI code
0264-9381(1993)10:7<1405:TDLOG>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A method for taking the D --> 2 limit of D-dimensional general relativ ity is constructed, yielding a two-dimensional theory which couples gr avitation to conserved stress-energy. We show how this theory is relat ed to those obtained via an alternative dimensional reduction approach .