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Generalized Proca action for an Abelian vector field

Authors :
Allys, Erwan
Peter, Patrick
Rodriguez, Yeinzon
Source :
JCAP 1602: 004, 2016
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

We revisit the most general theory for a massive vector field with derivative self-interactions, extending previous works on the subject to account for terms having trivial total derivative interactions for the longitudinal mode. In the flat spacetime (Minkowski) case, we obtain all the possible terms containing products of up to five first-order derivatives of the vector field, and provide a conjecture about higher-order terms. Rendering the metric dynamical, we covariantize the results and add all possible terms implying curvature.<br />Comment: LaTeX file, 15 pages, no figures. v2: some typos have been fixed. A couple of references added. Version to be published in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
JCAP 1602: 004, 2016
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1511.03101
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2016/02/004