Galileons coupled to massive gravity: general analysis and cosmological solutions
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Author(s)
Goon, G
Gümrükçüoğ, AE
Hinterbichler, K
Mukohyama, S
Trodden, M
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We further develop the framework for coupling galileons and Dirac-Born-Infeld (DBI) scalar fields to a massive graviton while retaining both the non-linear symmetries of the scalars and ghost-freedom of the theory. The general construction is recast in terms of vielbeins which simplifies calculations and allows for compact expressions. Expressions for the general form of the action are derived, with special emphasis on those models which descend from maximally symmetric spaces. We demonstrate the existence of maximally symmetric solutions to the fully non-linear theory and analyze their spectrum of quadratic fluctuations. Finally, we consider self-accelerating cosmological solutions and study their perturbations, showing that the vector and scalar modes have vanishing kinetic terms.
Date Issued
2014-08-04
Date Acceptance
2014-07-03
Citation
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2014, 2014 (8)
ISSN
1475-7516
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Volume
2014
Issue
8
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Subjects
hep-th
Nuclear & Particles Physics
0201 Astronomical And Space Sciences
0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle And Plasma Physics
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
008