Classical and quantum integrability of 2D dilaton gravities in Euclidean space
Abstract
Euclidean dilaton gravity in two dimensions is studied exploiting its representation as a complexified first order gravity model. All local classical solutions are obtained. A global discussion reveals that for a given model only a restricted class of topologies is consistent with the metric and the dilaton. A particular case of string motivated Liouville gravity is studied in detail. Path integral quantization in generic Euclidean dilaton gravity is performed non-perturbatively by analogy to the Minkowskian case.
- Publication:
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Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Pub Date:
- April 2005
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:hep-th/0412007
- Bibcode:
- 2005CQGra..22.1361B
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Theory;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
- E-Print:
- 27 p., LaTeX, v2: included new refs. and a footnote