Theoretical aspects of massive gravity
K Hinterbichler - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2012 - APS
Massive gravity has seen a resurgence of interest due to recent progress which has
overcome its traditional problems, yielding an avenue for addressing important open …
overcome its traditional problems, yielding an avenue for addressing important open …
Gauge gravity duality for d-wave superconductors: prospects and challenges
We write down an action for a charged, massive spin two field in a fixed Einstein
background. Despite some technical problems, we argue that in an effective field theory …
background. Despite some technical problems, we argue that in an effective field theory …
Snowmass white paper: higher spin gravity and higher spin symmetry
Higher Spin Gravity refers to extensions of gravity including at least one field of spin greater
than two. These extensions are expected to provide manageable models of quantum gravity …
than two. These extensions are expected to provide manageable models of quantum gravity …
Partial masslessness of higher spins in (A) dS
S Deser, A Waldron - Nuclear Physics B, 2001 - Elsevier
Massive spin s⩾ 3/2 fields can become partially massless in cosmological backgrounds. In
the plane spanned by m2 and Λ, there are lines where new gauge invariances permit …
the plane spanned by m2 and Λ, there are lines where new gauge invariances permit …
Cubic interaction vertices for massive and massless higher spin fields
RR Metsaev - Nuclear Physics B, 2006 - Elsevier
Using the light-cone formulation of relativistic dynamics, we develop various methods for
constructing cubic interaction vertices and apply these methods to the study of higher spin …
constructing cubic interaction vertices and apply these methods to the study of higher spin …
Covariant actions and propagators for all spins, masses, and dimensions
LW Lindwasser - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
The explicit covariant actions and propagators are given for fields describing particles of all
spins and masses, in any spacetime dimension. Massive particles are realized as …
spins and masses, in any spacetime dimension. Massive particles are realized as …
On higher spins and the tensionless limit of string theory
A Sagnotti, M Tsulaia - Nuclear Physics B, 2004 - Elsevier
We discuss string spectra in the low-tension limit using the BRST formalism, with emphasis
on the role of triplets of totally symmetric tensors and spinor-tensors and their …
on the role of triplets of totally symmetric tensors and spinor-tensors and their …
Stability of massive cosmological gravitons
S Deser, A Waldron - Physics Letters B, 2001 - Elsevier
We analyze the physics of massive spin-2 fields in (A) dS backgrounds and exhibit that: The
theory is stable only for masses m2⩾ 2Λ/3, where the conserved energy associated with the …
theory is stable only for masses m2⩾ 2Λ/3, where the conserved energy associated with the …
Cubic interaction vertices for fermionic and bosonic arbitrary spin fields
RR Metsaev - Nuclear Physics B, 2012 - Elsevier
Using the light-cone gauge approach to relativistic field dynamics, we study arbitrary spin
fermionic and bosonic fields propagating in flat space of dimension greater than or equal to …
fermionic and bosonic fields propagating in flat space of dimension greater than or equal to …
Lagrangian formulation of the massless higher integer spin fields in the AdS background
IL Buchbinder, A Pashnev, M Tsulaia - Physics Letters B, 2001 - Elsevier
We construct the Lagrangian description of arbitrary integer higher-spin massless fields on
the background of the D-dimensional anti-de Sitter space. The operator constraints in …
the background of the D-dimensional anti-de Sitter space. The operator constraints in …