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Covariant constraints in ghost free massive gravity

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We show that the reformulation of the de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley massive gravity theory using vielbeins leads to a very simple and covariant way to count constraints, and hence degrees of freedom. Our method singles out a subset of theories, in the de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley family, where an extra constraint, needed to eliminate the Boulware Deser ghost, is easily seen to appear. As a side result, we also introduce a new method, different from the Stuckelberg trick, to extract kinetic terms for the polarizations propagating in addition to those of the massless graviton.

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Well-posedness of minimal dRGT massive gravity

hep-th · 2024-10-25 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

A first-order strongly hyperbolic formulation is derived for minimal dRGT massive gravity around Minkowski, with spin-2 graviton characteristics set by the inverse metric.

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  • Well-posedness of minimal dRGT massive gravity hep-th · 2024-10-25 · unverdicted · none · ref 36 · internal anchor

    A first-order strongly hyperbolic formulation is derived for minimal dRGT massive gravity around Minkowski, with spin-2 graviton characteristics set by the inverse metric.