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Higher derivative theories with constraints: Exorcising Ostrogradski's Ghost

Tai-jun Chen
(
- Cambridge U., DAMTP
)
,
Matteo Fasiello
(
- Case Western Reserve U.
)
,
Eugene A. Lim
(
- Cambridge U., DAMTP and
- King's Coll. London
)
,
Andrew J. Tolley
(
- Case Western Reserve U.
)

Dec, 2012

9 pages

Published in:

JCAP 02 (2013) 042

e-Print:

1209.0583 [hep-th]

DOI:

10.1088/1475-7516/2013/02/042

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Abstract: (IOP)

We prove that the linear instability in a non-degenerate higher derivative theory, the Ostrogradski instability, can only be removed by the addition of constraints if the original theory's phase space is reduced.

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17 pages, no figures, version published in JCAP

derivative: high
stability: linear
constraint
phase space: reduced
orbit: gauge
Hamiltonian
gauge fixing
boundary condition
determinant
Poisson bracket

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