Problems of massive gravities

DOI10.1142/S0217732315400064zbMATH Open1311.83041arXiv1410.2289MaRDI QIDQ5178792FDOQ5178792

Authors: Keisuke Izumi, Yen Chin Ong, Stanley Deser, Andrew K. Waldron 

Publication date: 17 March 2015

Published in: Modern Physics Letters A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The method of characteristics is a key tool for studying consistency of equations of motion; it allows issues such as predictability, maximal propagation speed, superluminality, unitarity and acausality to be addressed without requiring explicit solutions. We review this method and its application to massive gravity theories to show the limitations of these models' physical viability: Among their problems are loss of unique evolution, superluminal signals, matter coupling inconsistencies and micro-acausality (propagation of signals around local closed timelike/causal curves). We extend previous no-go results to the entire three-parameter range of massive gravity theories. It is also argued that bimetric models suffer a similar fate.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.2289

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zbMATH Keywords

characteristicsmassive gravitysuperluminalityacausalityghost modes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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