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A cosmological time variable is emerged from the hamiltonian formulation of unimodular theory of gravity to measure the evolution of dynamical observables in the theory. A set of ‘constants of motion’ has been identified for the theory on the null hypersurfaces that its evolution is with respect to the volume clock introduced by the cosmological time variable.
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Farajollahi, H. Time and observables in unimodular gravity. Gen Relativ Gravit 37, 383–390 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-005-0025-z
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