Duality for massive spin two theories in arbitrary dimensions

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dc.creatorGonzalez, B.
dc.creatorKhoudeir, A.
dc.creatorMontemayor, R.
dc.creatorUrrutia, L. F.
dc.date2008-06-19
dc.date2008-09-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:51:49Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:51:49Z
dc.descriptionUsing the parent Lagrangian approach we construct a dual formulation, in the sense originally proposed by Curtright and Freund, of a massive spin two Fierz-Pauli theory in arbitrary dimensions $D$. This is achieved in terms of a mixed symmetry tensor $T_{A[B_{1}B_{2}... B_{D-2}]}$, without the need of auxiliary fields. The relation of this method with an alternative formulation based on a gauge symmetry principle proposed by Zinoviev is elucidated. We show that the latter formulation in four dimensions, with a given gauge fixing together with a definite sequence of auxiliary fields elimination via their equations of motion, leads to the parent Lagrangian already considered by West completed by a Fierz-Pauli mass term, which in turns yields the Curtright-Freund action. This motivates our generalization to arbitrary dimensions leading to the corresponding extension of the four dimensional result. We identify the transverse true degrees of freedom of the dual theory and verify that their number is in accordance with those of the massive Fierz-Pauli field.
dc.description14 pages, no figures, revtex 4. Some new comments and explanations have been added and the notation homogeneized
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0806.3200
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0806.3200
dc.identifierJHEP0809:058,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/1126-6708/2008/09/058
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/204025
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleDuality for massive spin two theories in arbitrary dimensions
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