No interactions for a collection of spin-two fields intermediated by a massive Rarita-Schwinger field
- 1. University of Craiova, Faculty of Physics, Craiova (Romania)
Description
The cross-couplings among several massless spin-two fields (described in the free limit by a sum of Pauli-Fierz actions) in the presence of a massive Rarita-Schwinger field are investigated in the framework of the deformation theory based on local BRST cohomology. Under the hypotheses of locality, smoothness of the interactions in the coupling constant, Poincare invariance, Lorentz covariance, and the preservation of the number of derivatives on each field, we prove that there are no consistent cross-interactions among different gravitons with a positively defined metric in internal space in the presence of a massive Rarita-Schwinger field. The basic features of the couplings between a single Pauli-Fierz field and a massive Rarita-Schwinger field are also emphasized. (orig.)
Availability note (English)
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2006-02620-9Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. C
- Journal Volume
- 48
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 265-289
- ISSN
- 1434-6044
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 38010144
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSONS; COUPLING CONSTANTS; FERMIONS; FIERZ-PAULI THEORY; GRAVITATIONAL INTERACTIONS; GRAVITONS; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; LOCALITY; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; METRICS; RARITA-SCHWINGER THEORY; REST MASS; TENSOR FIELDS
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATIONS