On "new massive" 4D gravity

Eric A. Bergshoeff; J. J. Fernandez-Melgarejo; Jan Rosseel; Paul K. Townsend

doi:10.1007/JHEP04(2012)070

On "new massive" 4D gravity

Eric A. Bergshoeff^*
, J. J. Fernandez-Melgarejo
, Jan Rosseel
, Paul K. Townsend

^*Corresponding author for this work

Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity

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Abstract

We construct a four-dimensional (4D) gauge theory that propagates, unitarily, the five polarization modes of a massive spin-2 particle. These modes are described by a "dual" graviton gauge potential and the Lagrangian is 4th-order in derivatives. As the construction mimics that of 3D "new massive gravity", we call this 4D model (linearized) new massive dual gravity". We analyse its massless limit, and discuss similarities to the Eddington-Schrodinger model.

Original language	English
Article number	070
Pages (from-to)	070-0-070-17
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of High Energy Physics
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2012)070
Publication status	Published - Apr-2012

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Classical Theories of Gravity
Gauge Symmetry
GENERALIZED GAUGE-FIELDS

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