Deser, S. and Waldron, A. (2001) Null propagation of partially massless higher spins in (A)dS and cosmological constant speculations. Physics Letters B, 513 (1-2). pp. 137-141. ISSN 0370-2693. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170123-150136417
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Abstract
We show explicitly that all partially and strictly massless fields with spins s⩽3 in (A)dS have null propagation. Assuming that this property holds also for s>3, we derive the mass-cosmological constant tunings required to yield all higher spin partially massless theories. As s increases, the unitarily allowed region for massive spins is squeezed around Λ=0, so that an infinite tower of massive particles forces vanishing Λ. We also speculate on the relevance of this result to string theory and supergravity in (A)dS backgrounds.
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Additional Information: | © 2001 Elsevier B.V. Received 29 May 2001, Accepted 11 June 2001, Available online 18 July 2001. Editor: H. Georgi. We thank A. Higuchi, K. Peeters, R. Woodard and M. Zamaklar for enlightening discussions. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant PHY99-73935. | ||||||||||||
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Official Citation: | S. Deser, A. Waldron, Null propagation of partially massless higher spins in (A)dS and cosmological constant speculations, Physics Letters B, Volume 513, Issues 1–2, 26 July 2001, Pages 137-141, ISSN 0370-2693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00756-0. (//www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269301007560) | ||||||||||||
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