New symmetries in Fierz-Pauli massive gravity

作者:Tasinato Gianmassimo*; Koyama Kazuya; Niz Gustavo
来源:The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2012, 2012(7): 062.
DOI:10.1007/JHEP07(2012)062

摘要

We expose a new symmetry for linea: perturbations around a solution of nonlinear Fierz-Pauli massive gravity plus a bare cosmological constant. The cosmological constant is chosen such that the background metric is flat while the Stuckelberg fields have a non-trivial profile. Around this background, at, linear order the new symmetry reduces the propagating degrees of freedom to those of General Relativity, namely the massless helicity 2 modes only. We discuss the physical consequences and possible applications of these findings.

  • 出版日期2012-7