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Title: Causality constraints on corrections to the graviton three-point coupling

Journal Article · · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Max-Planck-Institut fur Gravitationsphysik (Germany)
  2. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain); Centro de Estudios Cient cos CECs, Valdivia (Chile)
  3. Inst. for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States)
  4. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

In this paper, we consider higher derivative corrections to the graviton three-point coupling within a weakly coupled theory of gravity. Lorentz invariance allows further structures beyond the one present in the Einstein theory. We argue that these are constrained by causality. We devise a thought experiment involving a high energy scattering process which leads to causality violation if the graviton three-point vertex contains the additional structures. This violation cannot be fixed by adding conventional particles with spins J ≤ 2. But, it can be fixed by adding an in finite tower of extra massive particles with higher spins, J > 2. In AdS theories this implies a constraint on the conformal anomaly coefficients |$$\frac{a-c}{c}$$|≲ $$\frac{1}{2}$$ $${^Δ}_{gap}$$ in terms of Δgap, the dimension of the lightest single trace operator with spin J > 2. Lastly, for inflation, or de Sitter-like solutions, it indicates the existence of massive higher spin particles if the gravity wave non-gaussianity deviates significantly from the one computed in the Einstein theory.

Research Organization:
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0009988
OSTI ID:
1327285
Journal Information:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Vol. 2016, Issue 2; ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer BerlinCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 359 works
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