On the spin of gravitational bosons
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.
Cite
@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