More on ghosts in DGP model

Dec, 2005
9 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 73 (2006) 044016
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Abstract:
It is shown by an explicit calculation that the excitations about the self-accelerating cosmological solution of the Dvali--Gabadaze--Porrati model contain a ghost mode. This raises serious doubts about viability of this solution. Our analysis reveals the similarity between the quadratic theory for the perturbations around the self-accelerating Universe and an Abelian gauge model with two Stueckelberg fields.
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  • 11.10.Ef
  • general relativity
  • matter: coupling
  • dimension: 5
  • ghost
  • acceleration
  • cosmological model
  • Dvali-Gabadadze-Porrati model
  • gauge field theory: abelian