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Massive Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-08-27 v2

Abstract

We review recent progress in massive gravity. We start by showing how different theories of massive gravity emerge from a higher-dimensional theory of general relativity, leading to the Dvali-Gabadadze-Porrati model, cascading gravity and ghost-free massive gravity. We then explore their theoretical and phenomenological consistency, proving the absence of Boulware-Deser ghosts and reviewing the Vainshtein mechanism and the cosmological solutions in these models. Finally we present alternative and related models of massive gravity such as new massive gravity, Lorentz-violating massive gravity and non-local massive gravity.

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@article{arxiv.1401.4173,
  title  = {Massive Gravity},
  author = {Claudia de Rham},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.4173},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

Invited review article for Living Reviews in Relativity. v2: References added, discussions clarified and streamlined. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1203.5153 by other authors

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