On the uniqueness of the non-minimal matter coupling in massive gravity and bigravity

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2015.07.003zbMATH Open1345.83029arXiv1505.02616OpenAlexW1607851137MaRDI QIDQ316031FDOQ316031

Authors: Raquel H. Ribeiro, Yu-Hang Xing, Ke-Chao Zhang, Shuang-Yong Zhou, Qing-Guo Huang 

Publication date: 26 September 2016

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley (dRGT) massive gravity and bigravity, a non-minimal matter coupling involving both metrics generically re-introduces the Boulware--Deser (BD) ghost. A non-minimal matter coupling via a simple, yet specific composite metric has been proposed, which eliminates the BD ghost below the strong coupling scale. Working explicitly in the metric formulation and for arbitrary spacetime dimensions, we show that this composite metric is the unique consistent non-minimal matter coupling below the strong coupling scale, which emerges out of two diagnostics, namely, absence of Ostrogradski ghosts in the decoupling limit and absence of the BD ghost from matter quantum loop corrections.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.02616

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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