Composite gravitons from metric-independent quantum field theories

DOI10.1142/S0217732320300025zbMATH Open1431.81006arXiv1911.13166OpenAlexW3100160848MaRDI QIDQ5217699FDOQ5217699

Authors: Christopher D. Carone 

Publication date: 26 February 2020

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

Abstract: We review some recent work by Carone, Erlich and Vaman on composite gravitons in metric-independent quantum field theories, with the aim of clarifying a number of basic issues. Focusing on a theory of scalar fields presented previously in the literature, we clarify the meaning of the tunings required to obtain a massless graviton. We argue that this formulation can be interpreted as the massless limit of a theory of massive composite gravitons in which the graviton mass term is not of Pauli-Fierz form. We then suggest closely related theories that can be defined without such a limiting procedure (and hence without worry about possible ghosts). Finally, we comment on the importance of finding a compelling ultraviolet completion for models of this type, and discuss some possibilities.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.13166

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum gravityemergent gravitycomposite gravitons

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Perturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T15) Gravitational interaction in quantum theory (81V17)

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