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A Note on Ghost-Free Matter Couplings in Massive Gravity and Multi-Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-07-21 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We consider a recently proposed non-minimal matter coupling in massive gravity and multi-gravity. We argue that, when formulated in terms of unconstrained vielbeins, this matter coupling contains the primary constraints necessary to remove the Boulware-Deser ghost to all orders away from the decoupling limit.

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@article{arxiv.1503.06796,
  title  = {A Note on Ghost-Free Matter Couplings in Massive Gravity and Multi-Gravity},
  author = {Kurt Hinterbichler and Rachel A. Rosen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.06796},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, v2 comments, refs added, appearing in PRD

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