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A non-lorentzian primer

Authors :
Eric Bergshoeff, José Figueroa-O'Farrill, Joaquim Gomis
Source :
SciPost Physics Lecture Notes, p 69 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
SciPost, 2023.

Abstract

We review both the kinematics and dynamics of non-lorentzian theories and their associated geometries. First, we introduce non-lorentzian kinematical spacetimes and their symmetry algebras. Next, we construct actions describing the particle dynamics in some of these kinematical spaces using the method of nonlinear realisations. We explain the relation with the coadjoint orbit method. We continue discussing three types of non-lorentzian gravity theories: Galilei gravity, Newton-Cartan gravity and Carroll gravity. Introducing matter, we discuss electric and magnetic non-lorentzian field theories for three different spins: spin-0, spin-1/2 and spin-1, as limits of relativistic theories.

Subjects

Subjects :
Physics
QC1-999

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25901990
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
SciPost Physics Lecture Notes, p 69
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.33591e66938d49ce9c7491c41944f1e6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.69