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Boulware-Deser ghost: a standalone construct

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Boulware-Deserghost1 CONSTRUCTBoulware-Deser ghostBOULWARE · GRAVITATIONAL

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Gravitational physics

extra ghost-like degree of freedom that generically appears in nonlinear theories of massive gravity.

In gravitational physics, Boulware-Deser ghost refers to extra ghost-like degree of freedom that generically appears in nonlinear theories of massive gravity. This meaning comes from Boulware (1972) in Physical Review D.[1]

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References

  1. Boulware, D. G., & Deser, S. (1972). Can Gravitation Have a Finite Range? Physical Review D, 6(12), 3368-3382. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.6.3368

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