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Massive gravity is not positive

Published inPhysical review. D, vol. 109, no. 2, 024051
Publication date2024
First online date2024-01-29
Abstract

We derive new positivity bounds at finite momentum transfer, assuming a large separation between the mass m of the lightest particle in the effective theory and the mass gap M to new heavy states. Massive gravity parametrically violates these bounds unless the cutoff is within 1 order of magnitude of the graviton mass M≲O(10)m. Nongravitational effective theories of massive spin-2 particles are similarly bounded.

Keywords
  • Graviton: mass
  • Mass: gap
  • Gravitation: massive
  • Mass: gravitation
  • Momentum transfer
Citation (ISO format)
BELLAZZINI, Brando et al. Massive gravity is not positive. In: Physical review. D, 2024, vol. 109, n° 2, p. 024051. doi: 10.1103/physrevd.109.024051
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Journal ISSN2470-0010
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