Algorithm for computing the propagator for higher derivative gravity theories
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Algorithm for computing the propagator for higher derivative gravity theories
zbMATH Open document ID: 0974.83038
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003632311419
author: R. Smith
published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics
publication date: 2001-01-07T00:00:00Z
review text: The authors review the spin-projection method of Barnes and Rivers and apply it to linearized fourth-order gravitational theories which follow from a Lagrangian of the form Einstein-Hilbert term plus quadratic curvature terms. They choose some gauge-fixing term and calculate the propagator for the gauges named after Julve-Tonin, de Donder, Feynman, and Einstein-Hitzer-Dehnen. The propagator is also calculated for the Pauli-Fierz theory with a mass term where the gauge freedom is broken.
reviewed by: Rainer Schimming
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83D05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83C25
zbMATH DE Number: 1549034
zbMATH Keywords: quadratic gravity
zbMATH Keywords: linear gravity
zbMATH Keywords: spin-projection method
zbMATH Keywords: linearized fourth-order gravitational theories
zbMATH Keywords: propagator
zbMATH Keywords: Pauli-Fierz theory
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: a:1003632311419
OpenAlex ID: W1482642177
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1549034