Universal Kounterterms in Lovelock AdS gravity
arXiv:0806.1197 · doi:10.1002/prop.200810565
Abstract
We show the universal form of the boundary term (Kounterterm series) which regularizes the Euclidean action and background-independent definition of conserved quantities for any Lovelock gravity theory with AdS asymptotics (including Einstein-Hilbert and Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet). We discuss on the connection of this procedure to the existence of topological invariants and Chern-Simons forms in the corresponding dimensions.
9 pages, no figures. Contribution to the proceedings of 3rd RTN Workshop: Constituents, Fundamental Forces and Symmetries of the Universe, Valencia, Spain, 1-5 Oct 2007