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Deconstruction of Gravity

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We review how one can construct a deconstructed gravity by a transverse latticification of 5D General Relativity. The obtained theory is a multigravity theory, with link fields that are explicitly constructed out of the metric. We also discuss the spectrum of the theory at the level of the linearized theory.

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  1. APC, UMR 7164 (CNRS, Université Paris 7, CEA, Observatoire de Paris), Paris Cedex 05, France

    C. Deffayet & J. Mourad

  2. GReCO/IAP, UMR 7095 (CNRS, Université Paris 6), Paris, France

    C. Deffayet

  3. Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, UMR 8627 (CNRS, Université Paris 11), Université Paris XI, Orsay Cedex, France

    J. Mourad

  4. APC, UMR 7164 (CNRS, Université Paris 7, CEA, Observatoire de Paris), 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, F-75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    C. Deffayet

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Deffayet, C., Mourad, J. Deconstruction of Gravity. Int J Theor Phys 44, 1743–1752 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-005-8892-0

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