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Bimetric theory and partial masslessness with Lanczos-Lovelock terms in arbitrary dimensions
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, The Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmo Particle Physics (OKC).
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, The Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmo Particle Physics (OKC).
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, The Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmo Particle Physics (OKC).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3581-6408
2013 (English)In: Classical and quantum gravity, ISSN 0264-9381, E-ISSN 1361-6382, Vol. 30, no 18, p. 184010-Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Ghost-free bimetric theories describe nonlinear interactions of massive and massless spin-2 fields and, hence, provide a natural framework for investigating the phenomenon of partial masslessness for massive spin-2 fields at the nonlinear level. In this paper we analyse the spectrum of the ghost-free bimetric theory in arbitrary dimensions. Using a recently proposed construction, we identify the candidate nonlinear partially massless (PM) theories. It is shown that, in a 2-derivative setup, nonlinear PM theories can exist only in three and four dimensions. But on adding Lanczos-Lovelock terms to the bimetric action it is found that higher derivative nonlinear PM theories could also exist in higher dimensions. This is consistent with existing results on the direct construction of cubic vertices with PM gauge symmetry. We obtain the candidate nonlinear PM theories in five, six and eight dimensions but find that none exist in seven dimensions.

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2013. Vol. 30, no 18, p. 184010-
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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-94859DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/30/18/184010ISI: 000324236700011Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84884370262OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-94859DiVA, id: diva2:656798
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Available from: 2013-10-17 Created: 2013-10-16 Last updated: 2022-10-04Bibliographically approved
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1. Classically Consistent Theories of Interacting Spin-2 Fields
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2013 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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This doctoral thesis comprises a study of recently developed nonlinear theories for massive spin-2 fields that go by the names of Massive Gravity and Bimetric Theory. As we demonstrate in a Hamiltonian analysis, the construction of these theories avoids the notorious Boulware-Deser ghost instability that generically plagues nonlinear spin-2 interactions and renders their description inconsistent. We explore the mass spectrum of ghost-free Bimetric Theory and reformulate its action in terms of nonlinear mass eigenstates. A generalized version of the theory with multiple vielbein interactions is reviewed and then reexpressed in terms of metrics. Homogeneous and isotropic solutions to the equations of motion in Bimetric Theory are derived and discussed in the context of cosmology. We furthermore single out particular values for the parameters in the bimetric interaction potential for which the theory could potentially contain an additional gauge redundancy. This establishes a unique candidate for a nonlinear theory of a partially massless spin-2 field. Finally, we reveal a close connection of Bimetric Theory to a certain class of higher-curvature theories for gravity and offer a solution to their ghost problems. In particular we find that, in four space-time dimensions, the bimetric candidate for nonlinear partial masslessness is closely related to Conformal Gravity.

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Stockholm: Department of Physics, Stockholm University, 2013. p. 134
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Physical Sciences
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Theoretical Physics
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urn:nbn:se:su:diva-96167 (URN)978-91-7447-791-7 (ISBN)
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2013-12-12, sal FA32, AlbaNova Universitetscentrum, Roslagstullsbacken 21, Stockholm, 13:30 (English)
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At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 4: Submitted. Paper 6: Submitted. Paper 8: Manuscript.

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