Einsteinian gravity from a spontaneously broken topological BF theory

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 688, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 273-277

  Mielke, Eckehard W ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

BF scheme; Cosmological constant; Spontaneous symmetry breaking; Topological gravity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951257935     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2010.04.030     Document Type: Article

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