On the spin of gravitational bosons

被引:10
作者
Ahluwalia, DV
Dadhich, N
Kirchbach, M
机构
[1] UAZ, Fac Fis, Theoret Phys Grp, Zacatecas 98062, Mexico
[2] Interuniv Ctr Astron & Astrophys, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS D | 2002年 / 11卷 / 10期
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10.1142/S0218271802003031
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We unearth spacetime structure of massive vector bosons, gravitinos, and gravitons. While the curvatures associated with these particles carry a definite spin, the underlying potentials cannot be, and should not be, interpreted as single spin objects. For instance, we predict that a spin measurement in the rest frame of a massive gravitino will yield the result 3/2 with probability one half, and 1/2 with probability one half. The simplest scenario leaves the Riemannian curvature unaltered; thus avoiding conflicts with classical tests of the theory of general relativity. However, the quantum structure acquires additional contributions to the propagators, and it gives rise to additional phases.
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页码:1621 / 1634
页数:14
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