Infinite-derivative linearized gravity in convolutional form

  • Carlos Heredia*
  • , Ivan Kolář
  • , Josep Llosa
  • , Francisco José Maldonado Torralba
  • , Anupam Mazumdar
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This article aims to transform the infinite-order Lagrangian density for ghost-free infinite-derivative linearized gravity into non-local form. To achieve it, we use the theory of generalized functions and the Fourier transform in the space of tempered distributions S′. We show that the non-local operator domain is not defined on the whole functional space but on a subset of it. Moreover, we prove that these functions and their derivatives are bounded in all R3 and, consequently, the Riemann tensor is regular and the scalar curvature invariants do not present any spacetime singularity. Finally, we explore what conditions we need to satisfy so that the solutions of the linearized equations of motion exist in S′.

Original languageEnglish
Article number085001
Number of pages26
JournalClassical and Quantum Gravity
Volume39
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21-Apr-2022

Keywords

  • convolution
  • distributions
  • Fourier transfom
  • infinite derivative gravity

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