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On the Hamiltonian analysis of non-linear massive gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2012-01-11 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

In this paper we present a very simple and independent argument for the absence of the Boulware-Deser ghost in the recently proposed potentially ghost-free non-linear massive gravity. The limitation is that, in its simple form, the argument is, in a sense, non-constructive and less explicit than the standard approach. However, the formalism developed here may prove to be useful for discussing the formal aspects of the theory.

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@article{arxiv.1112.2134,
  title  = {On the Hamiltonian analysis of non-linear massive gravity},
  author = {Alexey Golovnev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.2134},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

8 pages; minor changes; one of the references and the sign of the potential term are corrected; the reference list is expanded