Quantum M2 → 2Λ/3 discontinuity for massive gravity with a Λ term

M. J. Duff, James T. Liu, H. Sati

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Abstract

In a previous paper we showed that the absence of the van Dam-Veltman-Zakharov discontinuity as M2 → 0 for massive spin 2 with a Λ term is an artifact of the tree approximation, and that the discontinuity reappears at one loop, as a result of going from five degrees of freedom to two. In this Letter we show that a similar classical continuity but quantum discontinuity arises in the "partially massless" limit M2 → 2Λ/3, as a result of going from five degrees of freedom to four.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)156-160
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume516
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 6 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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