Henneaux-Teitelboim form of the generalized unimodular gravity action

We propose an alternative description of generalized unimodular gravity, extending the Henneaux-Teitelboim approach to unimodular gravity. The central feature of this formulation is the consistent incorporation of time reparametrization, which enhances the gauge structure and reveals a spatial nonlocality hidden in the dynamics of the original formulation. We examine the resulting dynamics, emphasizing the effects of spatial nonlocality, and outline the constraint structure. We show that the gauge symmetry in the gravitational sector is extended by a functionally incomplete symmetry, as occurs in the unimodular gravity. However, in contrast to the latter, the resulting action is not fully diffeomorphism invariant.

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Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
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2025-12-02
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https://doi.org/10.1103/hfy1-5d96
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Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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Henneaux-Teitelboim form of the generalized unimodular gravity action

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Abstract

We propose an alternative description of generalized unimodular gravity, extending the Henneaux-Teitelboim approach to unimodular gravity. The central feature of this formulation is the consistent incorporation of time reparametrization, which enhances the gauge structure and reveals a spatial nonlocality hidden in the dynamics of the original formulation. We examine the resulting dynamics, emphasizing the effects of spatial nonlocality, and outline the constraint structure. We show that the gauge symmetry in the gravitational sector is extended by a functionally incomplete symmetry, as occurs in the unimodular gravity. However, in contrast to the latter, the resulting action is not fully diffeomorphism invariant.

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P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RU), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (RU)
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