Generalization of the Proca Action

被引:329
作者
Heisenberg, Lavinia [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Perimeter Inst Theoret Phys, Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5, Canada
[2] Univ Geneva, Dept Phys Theor, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
[3] Univ Geneva, Ctr Astroparticle Phys, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
来源
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS | 2014年 / 05期
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
modified gravity; dark energy theory; FIELD EQUATIONS;
D O I
10.1088/1475-7516/2014/05/015
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We consider the Lagrangian of a vector field with derivative self-interactions with a priori arbitrary coefficients. Starting with a flat space-time we show that for a special choice of the coefficients of the self-interactions the ghost-like pathologies disappear. This constitutes the Galileon-type generalization of the Proca action with only three propagating physical degrees of freedom. The longitudinal mode of the vector field is associated to the usual Galileon interactions for a specific choice of the overall functions. In difference to a scalar Galileon theory, the generalized Proca field has more free parameters. We then extend this analysis to a curved background. The resulting theory is the Horndeski Proca action with second order equations of motion on curved space-times.
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