Topologically Massive Gravity from the Outside In

Abstract

The asymptotic solutions of cosmological topologically massive gravity (TMG) are analyzed for values of the mass parameter in the range $\mu \ge 1$. At non-chiral values, a new term in the Fefferman-Graham expansion is needed to capture the bulk degree of freedom. The CDWW modes provide a basis for the pure non-Einstein solutions at all $\mu$, with nonlinear corrections appearing at higher order in the expansion.

10 pages