Classification of solutions in topologically massive gravity Academic Article

abstract

• We study exact solutions of three-dimensional gravity with a cosmological constant and a gravitational Chern-Simons term: the theory known as topologically massive gravity. After reviewing the algebraic classification, we show that if a solution has curvature of algebraic type D, then it is biaxially squashed AdS3. Applying the classification, we provide a comprehensive review of the literature, showing that most known solutions are locally equivalent to biaxially squashed AdS3 or to AdS pp-waves. 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.

authors

• Pope, Christopher
• Sezgin, Ergin

published proceedings

• CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY

author list (cited authors)

• Chow, D., Pope, C. N., & Sezgin, E.

citation count

• 61

complete list of authors

• Chow, David DK||Pope, CN||Sezgin, Ergin

publication date

• May 2010

publisher

• IOP Publishing  Publisher

published in

• CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY  Journal

keywords

• 49 Mathematical Sciences
• 4902 Mathematical Physics
• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5107 Particle And High Energy Physics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1088/0264-9381/27/10/105001

start page

• 105001

end page

• 105001

volume

• 27

issue

• 10

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/27/10/105001