Propagator, tree-level unitarity and effective nonrelativistic potential for three-dimensional higher-derivative gravity augmented by a gravitational Chern-Simons term

被引:4
作者
Accioly, A
Mukai, H
Azeredo, A
机构
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Fis Teor, BR-01405900 Sao Paulo, Brazil
[2] Fundacao Univ Estadual Maringa, Dept Fis, BR-87020900 Maringa, Parana, Brazil
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
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10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01223-5
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
An algorithm for computing the propagator for three-dimensional quadratic gravity with a gravitational Chern-Simons term, based on an extension of the three-dimensional Barnes-Rivers operators, is proposed. A systematic study of the tree-level unitarity of this theory is developed and its agreement with Newton's law is investigated by computing the effective nonrelativistic potential. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:394 / 400
页数:7
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