Matrix gravity and massive colored gravitons
- Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS) and Physics Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut (Lebanon)
We formulate a theory of gravity with a matrix-valued complex vierbein based on the SL(2N,C)xSL(2N,C) gauge symmetry. The theory is metric independent, and before symmetry breaking all fields are massless. The symmetry is broken spontaneously and all gravitons corresponding to the broken generators acquire masses. If the symmetry is broken to SL(2,C), then the spectrum would correspond to one massless graviton coupled to 2N{sup 2}-1 massive gravitons. A novel feature is the way the fields corresponding to noncompact generators acquire kinetic energies with correct signs. Equally surprising is the way Yang-Mills gauge fields acquire their correct kinetic energies through the coupling to the nondynamical antisymmetric components of the vierbeins.
- OSTI ID:
- 20705476
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 70; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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