Abstract
We study general Lorentz invariant theories of massive gravitons. We show that, contrary to the standard lore, there exist consistent theories where the graviton mass term violates Pauli-Fierz structure. For theories where the graviton is a resonance, this does not imply the existence of a scalar ghost if the deviation from a Pauli-Fierz structure becomes sufficiently small at high energies. These types of mass terms are required by any consistent realization of the Dvali-Gabadadze-Porrati model in higher dimension.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 171303 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 24 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)