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Title: Covariant constraints in ghost free massive gravity

Abstract

We show that the reformulation of the de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley massive gravity theory using vielbeins leads to a very simple and covariant way to count constraints, and hence degrees of freedom. Our method singles out a subset of theories, in the de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley family, where an extra constraint, needed to eliminate the Boulware Deser ghost, is easily seen to appear. As a side result, we also introduce a new method, different from the Stuckelberg trick, to extract kinetic terms for the polarizations propagating in addition to those of the massless graviton.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22279624
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2013; Journal Issue: 01; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1475-7516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; COSMOLOGY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; GRAVITATION; GRAVITONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; POLARIZATION

Citation Formats

Deffayet, C., Mourad, J., and Zahariade, G., E-mail: deffayet@iap.fr, E-mail: mourad@apc.univ-paris7.fr, E-mail: zahariad@apc.univ-paris7.fr. Covariant constraints in ghost free massive gravity. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2013/01/032.
Deffayet, C., Mourad, J., & Zahariade, G., E-mail: deffayet@iap.fr, E-mail: mourad@apc.univ-paris7.fr, E-mail: zahariad@apc.univ-paris7.fr. Covariant constraints in ghost free massive gravity. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2013/01/032
Deffayet, C., Mourad, J., and Zahariade, G., E-mail: deffayet@iap.fr, E-mail: mourad@apc.univ-paris7.fr, E-mail: zahariad@apc.univ-paris7.fr. 2013. "Covariant constraints in ghost free massive gravity". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2013/01/032.
@article{osti_22279624,
title = {Covariant constraints in ghost free massive gravity},
author = {Deffayet, C. and Mourad, J. and Zahariade, G., E-mail: deffayet@iap.fr, E-mail: mourad@apc.univ-paris7.fr, E-mail: zahariad@apc.univ-paris7.fr},
abstractNote = {We show that the reformulation of the de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley massive gravity theory using vielbeins leads to a very simple and covariant way to count constraints, and hence degrees of freedom. Our method singles out a subset of theories, in the de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley family, where an extra constraint, needed to eliminate the Boulware Deser ghost, is easily seen to appear. As a side result, we also introduce a new method, different from the Stuckelberg trick, to extract kinetic terms for the polarizations propagating in addition to those of the massless graviton.},
doi = {10.1088/1475-7516/2013/01/032},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22279624}, journal = {Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics},
issn = {1475-7516},
number = 01,
volume = 2013,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}