Looking for partially-massless gravity
- 1. Kyung Hee University, Department of Physics and Research Institute of Basic Science (Korea, Republic of)
- 2. Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) (Germany)
- 3. Yerevan Physics Institute (Armenia)
Description
We study the possibility for a unitary theory of partially-massless (PM) spin-two field interacting with Gravity in arbitrary dimensions. We show that the gauge and parity invariant interaction of PM spin two particles requires the inclusion of specific massive spin-two fields and leads to a reconstruction of Conformal Gravity, or multiple copies of the latter in even dimensions. By relaxing the parity invariance, we find a possibility of a unitary theory in four dimensions, but this theory cannot be constructed in the standard formulation, due to the absence of the parity-odd cubic vertex therein. Finally, by relaxing the general covariance, we show that a "non-geometric" coupling between massless and PM spin-two fields may lead to an alternative possibility of a unitary theory. We also clarify some aspects of interactions between massless, partially-massless and massive fields, and resolve disagreements in the literature.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 2019
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-47
- ISSN
- 1029-8479
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 54070391
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GEOMETRY; GRAVITATION; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPACE-TIME; SPIN; SYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2019 The Author(s)