Abstract
In n-dimensional spacetimes (n > 3), there exists an internal gauge symmetry of the Palatini action with a cosmological constant that is the natural generalization of the so-called ‘local translations’ of three-dimensional general relativity. We report the extension of this symmetry to include the minimal coupling of Yang–Mills and fermion fields to the Palatini action with a cosmological constant. We show that, as in the case of three-dimensional local translations, the extended symmetry depends on the energy–momentum tensor of the corresponding matter field and, for fermions, it contains an additional term that in four dimensions is proportional to the axial fermion current. We also report the extension of the analog of this internal gauge symmetry for the Holst action with a cosmological constant by incorporating minimally coupled scalar and Yang–Mills fields, as well as a non-minimally coupled fermion field. In the last case, the extended symmetry is affected by both the Immirzi parameter and the energy–momentum tensor and, for fermions, it also depends on the axial fermion current.
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