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Following recent works on corner charges we investigate the boundary structure in the case of the theory of gravity formulated as a constrained BF theory. This allows us not only to introduce the cosmological constant, but also explore the influence of the topological terms present in the action of this theory. Established formulas for charges resemble previously obtained ones, but we show that they are affected by the presence of the cosmological constant and topological terms. As an example we discuss the charges in the case of the AdS-Schwarzschild solution and we find that the charges give correct values.
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Durka, R., Kowalski-Glikman, J. Corners of gravity: the case of gravity as a constrained BF theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 181 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2021)181
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