1992/08/12 by R. Brooks, Roger Brooks, Brooks, R. +5
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #gr-qc #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9208034
10 pages, MIT preprint CTP#2129
arxiv created 1992/08/12 · openalex publication_date 1992/08/12 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Einstein Gravity in 2+1 dimensions arises as a consequence of the equations of motion of a gauge model in an external metric. Newton's constant appears as an order parameter of a spontaneously broken discrete symmetry. Matter is coupled in a straightforward way.