Algorithm for computing the propagator for higher derivative gravity theories (Q1591672)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1549034
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    Algorithm for computing the propagator for higher derivative gravity theories
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1549034

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      Algorithm for computing the propagator for higher derivative gravity theories (English)
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      7 January 2001
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      The authors review the spin-projection method of Barnes and Rivers and apply it to linearized fourth-order gravitational theories which follow from a Lagrangian of the form Einstein-Hilbert term plus quadratic curvature terms. They choose some gauge-fixing term and calculate the propagator for the gauges named after Julve-Tonin, de Donder, Feynman, and Einstein-Hitzer-Dehnen. The propagator is also calculated for the Pauli-Fierz theory with a mass term where the gauge freedom is broken.
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      quadratic gravity
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      linear gravity
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      spin-projection method
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      linearized fourth-order gravitational theories
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      propagator
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      Pauli-Fierz theory
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