Hamiltonian Analysis of 1+1 dimensional Massive Gravity

TL;DR

This paper conducts a Hamiltonian analysis of a 1+1 dimensional massive gravity model to understand its constraint structure and determine the physical degrees of freedom involved.

Contribution

It provides a detailed Hamiltonian framework for a specific 1+1 dimensional massive gravity theory, clarifying its constraint structure and degrees of freedom.

Findings

Constraint structure identified

Physical degrees of freedom counted

Insights into 1+1D massive gravity dynamics

Abstract

We perform the Hamiltonian analysis of 1+1 dimensional non-linear massive gravity studied in arXiv:1107.3820. We find the constraint structure of given theory and perform the counting of the physical degrees of freedom.