6D conformal gravity

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/44/17/175402zbMATH Open1214.81255arXiv1012.2079OpenAlexW3100610921MaRDI QIDQ2998083FDOQ2998083

Authors: R. R. Metsaev 

Publication date: 18 May 2011

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In the framework of ordinary-derivative approach, conformal gravity in space-time of dimension six is studied. The field content, in addition to conformal graviton field, includes two auxiliary rank-2 symmetric tensor fields, two Stueckelberg vector fields and one Stueckelberg scalar field. Gauge invariant Lagrangian with conventional kinetic terms and the corresponding gauge transformations are obtained. One of the rank-2 tensor fields and the scalar field have canonical conformal dimension. With respect to these fields, the Lagrangian contains, in addition to other terms, a cubic potential. Gauging away the Stueckelberg fields and excluding the auxiliary fields via equations of motion, the higher-derivative Lagrangian of 6d conformal gravity is obtained. The higher derivative Lagrangian involves quadratic and cubic curvature terms. This higher-derivative Lagrangian coincides with the simplest Weyl invariant density discussed in the earlier literature. Generalization of de Donder gauge conditions to 6d conformal fields is also obtained.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1012.2079

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Deformation quantization, star products (53D55) Semiclassical techniques, including WKB and Maslov methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81Q20) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Gravitational interaction in quantum theory (81V17) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15)

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