4-FORMS AND THE VANISHING OF THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT

被引：81
作者：
DUNCAN, MJ
JENSEN, LG
机构：
[1] CERN
来源：
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B | 1990年 / 336卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.1016/0550-3213(90)90344-D
中图分类号：
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要：
We show that the dynamics (and statics) of a four-form are more subtle than previously appreciated, especially when used in conjuction with the Baum-Hawking-Coleman mechanism. We investigate the properties of the four-forms on closed euclidean, open euclidean, and lorentzian manifolds. We find that only under special conditions is their behaviour such that the cosmological constant vanishes. © 1990.
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页码：100 / 114
页数：15
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