gravity
arXiv:1610.02020 · doi:10.1088/0264-9381/33/21/213001
Abstract
gravity comprises all the formulations of gravity that are based on deformations of theory. Such deformations consist of either constraints or potential terms added to the topological action that turn some of the gauge degrees of freedom into physical ones, particularly giving rise to general relativity. The formulations have provided new and deep insights into many classical and quantum aspects of the gravitational field, setting the foundations for the approach to quantum gravity known as spinfoam models. In this review, we present a self-contained and unified treatment of the formulations of -dimensional general relativity and other related models, focusing on the classical aspects of them and including some new results.
54 pages, Topical Review, matches the published version in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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