Fixation of Coordinates in the Hamiltonian Theory of Gravitation

The theory of gravitation is usually expressed in terms of an arbitrary system of coordinates. This results in the appearance of weak equations connecting the Hamiltonian dynamical variables that describe a state at a certain time, leading to supplementary conditions on the wave function after quantization. It is then difficult to specify the initial state in any practical problem.

To remove the difficulty one must eliminate the weak equations by fixing the coordinate system. The general procedure for this elimination is here described. A particular way of fixing the coordinate system is then proposed and its effect on the Poisson bracket relations is worked out.