Gauging the scale invariance of Einstein equations: Weyl invariant equations for gravity

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Main Author: Bañados, Máximo
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author Bañados, Máximo
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contents We derive a Weyl invariant equation for Gravity by gauging the global Weyl invariance of vacuum Einstein equations. The equation is linear in the curvature and a natural generalization of Einstein equations to Weyl geometry. The system has 5 physical polarizations, two tensor modes, two vectors modes and one scalar, associated to the cosmological constant. An exact black hole solution is found. We study the dynamics on Friedman backgrounds and the evolution of cosmological perturbations. It is shown that cosmological vector modes do not decay in this model.
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spellingShingle Gauging the scale invariance of Einstein equations: Weyl invariant equations for gravity
Bañados, Máximo
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We derive a Weyl invariant equation for Gravity by gauging the global Weyl invariance of vacuum Einstein equations. The equation is linear in the curvature and a natural generalization of Einstein equations to Weyl geometry. The system has 5 physical polarizations, two tensor modes, two vectors modes and one scalar, associated to the cosmological constant. An exact black hole solution is found. We study the dynamics on Friedman backgrounds and the evolution of cosmological perturbations. It is shown that cosmological vector modes do not decay in this model.
title Gauging the scale invariance of Einstein equations: Weyl invariant equations for gravity
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.15675