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No consistent bimetric gravity?

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-12-17 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We discuss the prospects for a consistent, nonlinear, partially massless (PM), gauge symmetry of bimetric gravity (BMG). Just as for single metric massive gravity, we show that consistency of BMG relies on it having a PM extension; we then argue that it cannot.

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@article{arxiv.1306.0647,
  title  = {No consistent bimetric gravity?},
  author = {S. Deser and M. Sandora and A. Waldron},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.0647},
  year   = {2013}
}

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9 pages, LaTeX, PRD rapid communication version

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