On the Generalized Einstein-Cartan Action with Fermions
arXiv:0908.2755 · doi:10.1088/0264-9381/27/9/095012
Abstract
From the freedom exhibited by the generalized Einstein action proposed in [1], we show that we can construct the standard effective Einstein-Cartan action coupled to the fermionic matter without the usual current-current interaction and therefore an effective action which does not depend neither on the Immirzi parameter nor on the torsion. This establishes the equivalence between the Einstein-Cartan theory and the theory of the general relativity minimally coupled to the fermionic matter.
8 pages, Added references, Corrected typos, Accepted in Class. Quant. Grav
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