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A manifestly covariant Lagrangian is presented which leads to the reformulation of canonical general relativity using new variables recently discovered by Ashtekar.
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Samuel, J. A lagrangian basis for ashtekar’s reformulation of canonical gravity. Pramana - J Phys 28, L429–L432 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02847105
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