Free spin 2 duality invariance cannot be extended to general relativity

S. Deser and D. Seminara
Phys. Rev. D 71, 081502 – Published 28 April 2005

Abstract

We show by explicit computation that the recently discovered duality invariance of D=4 linearized gravity is lost, already at first self-interacting, cubic approximation of general relativity. In contrast, the cubic Yang-Mills extension of Maxwell does admit a simple deformed duality.

  • Received 3 March 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.71.081502

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

S. Deser1,* and D. Seminara2,†

  • 1Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
  • 2Dipartimento di Fisica, Polo Scientifico, Università di Firenze, INFN Sezione di Firenze Via G. Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

  • *Email address: deser@brandeis.edu
  • Email address: seminara@fi.infn.it

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Vol. 71, Iss. 8 — 15 April 2005

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