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Supersymmetric Massive Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-03-05 v2

Abstract

We initiate a systematic study of the self-interactions of a massive spin-2 "graviton" consistent with up to N=4\mathcal{N}=4 supersymmetry. Using a recently developed massive on-shell superspace formalism, we construct the most general set of cubic massive graviton amplitudes in a form with all supersymmetry and Lorentz invariance manifest. We find that for N3\mathcal{N}\geq 3 supersymmetry, the family of consistent interactions coincide with those of the ghost-free dRGT model. For N=4\mathcal{N}=4 (maximal) supersymmetry there is a single consistent cubic interaction which coincides with the unique structure required for the absence of asymptotic superluminality. Additionally, we discuss the structure of interactions in the high-energy limit, connections to supersymmetric Galileons and the possibility of a supersymmetric massive double copy.

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@article{arxiv.2205.12982,
  title  = {Supersymmetric Massive Gravity},
  author = {Laura Engelbrecht and Callum R. T. Jones and Shruti Paranjape},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.12982},
  year   = {2024}
}

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61 pages, 5 tables

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