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Phys. Rev. D 14, 2505–2510 (1976)

Canonical vierbein form of general relativity

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S. Deser* and C. J. Isham
Mathematics Department, King's College, London, England WC2R 2LS

Received 17 February 1976; published in the issue dated 15 November 1976

The Einstein action is expressed in canonical form using the vierbein fields as basic variables. In addition to general covariance, it exhibits the local Lorentz invariance associated with the freedom of choice of the orthonormal frames.

© 1976 The American Physical Society

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*On leave from Brandeis University, Waltham, Masschusetts 02154.