Generalized Proca action for an Abelian vector field

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 ter...

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Published inJournal of cosmology and astroparticle physics Vol. 2016; no. 2; p. 4
Main Authors Allys, Erwan, Peter, Patrick, Rodríguez, Yeinzon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Institute of Physics (IOP) 01.02.2016
Subjects
ACTION INTEGRAL
Astrophysics
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
METRICS
MINKOWSKI SPACE
Physics
PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
SPACE-TIME
VECTOR FIELDS
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ISSN1475-7516
1475-7508
1475-7516
DOI10.1088/1475-7516/2016/02/004

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Summary: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.
ISSN:1475-7516
1475-7508
1475-7516
DOI:10.1088/1475-7516/2016/02/004