Particles as Wilson lines of gravitational field
Jul, 2006
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Since the work of Mac-Dowell-Mansouri it is well known that gravity can be written as a gauge theory for the de Sitter group. In this paper we consider the coupling of this theory to the simplest gauge invariant observables that is, Wilson lines. The dynamics of these Wilson lines is shown to reproduce exactly the dynamics of relativistic particles coupled to gravity, the gauge charges carried by Wilson lines being the mass and spin of the particles. Insertion of Wilson lines breaks in a controlled manner the diffeomorphism symmetry of the theory and the gauge degree of freedom are transmuted to particles degree of freedom.Note:
- 19 pages, some number of comments and clarifications added, to be published in Phys. Rev. D
- 04.50.+h
- gravitation
- gauge field theory: SO(4,1)
- Wilson loop
- field theory: topological
- particle: coupling
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