Gravitational “seesaw” and light bending in higher-derivative gravity

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-69164-0_27zbMATH Open1390.83136arXiv1610.05856OpenAlexW2534545312MaRDI QIDQ4643449FDOQ4643449

Antonio Accioly, Ilya L. Shapiro, Breno L. Giacchini

Publication date: 24 May 2018

Published in: Physical and Mathematical Aspects of Symmetries (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Local gravitational theories with more than four derivatives have remarkable quantum properties, e.g., they are super-renormalizable and may be unitary in the Lee-Wick sense. Therefore, it is important to explore also the IR limit of these theories and identify observable signatures of the higher derivatives. In the present work we study the scattering of a photon by a classical external gravitational field in the sixth-derivative model whose propagator contains only real, simple poles. Also, we discuss the possibility of a gravitational seesaw-like mechanism, which could allow the make up of a relatively small physical mass from the huge massive parameters of the action. If possible, this mechanism would be a way out of the Planck suppression, affecting the gravitational deflection of low energy photons. It turns out that the mechanism which actually occurs works only to shift heavier masses to the further UV region. This fact may be favourable for protecting the theory from instabilities, but makes experimental detection of higher derivatives more difficult.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.05856

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Electromagnetic fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C50) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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• Effective approach to the Antoniadis-Mottola model: quantum decoupling of the higher derivative terms
• On the cancellation of Newtonian singularities in higher-derivative gravity
• Gravitational “seesaw” and light bending in higher-derivative gravity

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