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Prog. Theor. Phys. Supplement No.110 (1992) pp. 151-158
ISO(2, 1) Gauge Fields and (2 + 1)-Dimensional Space-Time
Kaoru Amano and
Saburo Higuchi
Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Oh-Okayama, Tokyo 152
Abstract:
We discuss the relationship between ISO(2, 1) flat connections and space-time geometries in (2 + 1)-dimensional pure gravity. We can construct the latter from the former when appropriate local gauges are chosen. Gauge transformations act on the resulting geometry non-trivially.
URL :
http://ptp.ipap.jp/link?PTPS/110/151/
DOI : 10.1143/PTPS.110.151
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