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A kink in a funny place
Author(s):
R.
Jackiw
Original publication:
Algebra i Analiz,
tom 17
(2005),
vypusk 1.
Journal:
St. Petersburg Math. J.
17
(2006),
137-142.
MSC (2000):
Primary 83C80, 83E15
Posted:
January 19, 2006
MathSciNet review:
2140678
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Abstract:
When the 3-dimensional gravitational Chern-Simons term is reduced to two dimensions, a dilation-like gravity theory emerges. Its solutions involve kinks, which therefore describe 3-dimensional, conformally flat spaces.
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Additional Information:
R.
Jackiw
Affiliation:
Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Email:
jackiw@lns.mit.edu
DOI:
10.1090/S1061-0022-06-00896-X
PII:
S 1061-0022(06)00896-X
Keywords:
Dilation-like gravity theory,
kink
Received by editor(s):
4/OCT/2004
Posted:
January 19, 2006
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2006,
American Mathematical Society
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