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On the spin of gravitational bosons

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2008-11-26 v1 Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We unearth spacetime structure of massive vector bosons, gravitinos, and gravitons. While the curvatures associated with these particles carry a definite spin, the underlying potentials cannot be, and should not be, interpreted as single spin objects. For instance, we predict that a spin measurement in the rest frame of a massive gravitino will yield the result 3/2 with probability one half, and 1/2 with probability one half. The simplest scenario leaves the Riemannian curvature unaltered; thus avoiding conflicts with classical tests of the theory of general relativity. However, the quantum structure acquires additional contributions to the propagators, and it gives rise to additional phases.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0205072,
  title  = {On the spin of gravitational bosons},
  author = {D. V. Ahluwalia and N. Dadhich and M. Kirchbach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0205072},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

Honorable mention, 2002 Gravity Research Foundation Essays