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A note on matter covariantization for gravity coupling
S. Deser
Covariantization is of course required for initially flat space matter to couple consistently to GR; here I show in detail for concrete systems how it follows in the same physical…
Higher curvature gravities, unlike GR, cannot be bootstrapped from their (usual) linearizations
S. Deser
We show that higher curvature order gravities, in particular the propagating quadratic curvature models, cannot be derived by self-coupling from their linear, flat space, forms, ex…
One-loop gravity divergences in D>4 cannot all be removed
S. Deser
Unlike the one-loop QG divergences in D=4, which can all be transformed away, those in arbitrary higher (even) dimension cannot.
Non-Einstein source effects in massive gravity
S. Deser, A. Waldron
We exhibit novel effects (absent in GR) of sources in massive gravity. First, we show that removing its ghost mode forces a field-current identity: The metric's trace is locally pr…
Symmetrically reduced Galileon equations and solutions
S. Deser, J. Franklin
The maximally complicated arbitrary-dimensional "maximal" Galileon field equations simplify dramatically for symmetric configurations. Thus, spherical symmetry reduces the equation…
Canonical Analysis and Stability of Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity
S. Deser, J. Franklin
We perform a space-time analysis of the D>4 quadratic curvature Lanczos-Lovelock (LL) model, exhibiting its dependence on intrinsic/extrinsic curvatures, lapse and shifts. As expec…