Local and covariant quantizations of linearized Einstein's equations. II
The local and covariant quantizations of the linearized Einstein's equations, in which the space--time translations may not commute with the metric operator, are analyzed. A general characterization of the subspace H' of physical vectors is given in terms of the two point function, independently of the Fock space representation of the gravitational potential h/sub mu//sub nu/. Under very general conditions all the H' are found to coincide with that of the Gupta formulation, thus showing that the physical content is the same as in the Gupta case. The analog of the Landau gauge in quantum gravity is defined and explicitly constructed through a Fock space representation of h/sub mu//sub nu/. Spinless gravitons can occur only in a quantization which exhibits unconventional features. (AIP)
- Research Organization:
- Istituto di Fisica dell'Universita, Pisa, Italy
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-011183
- OSTI ID:
- 4120954
- Journal Information:
- J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.), v. 16, no. 12, pp. 2522-2526, Journal Name: J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.), v. 16, no. 12, pp. 2522-2526; ISSN JMAPA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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