Graviton density-family independence conjecture for perturbative amplitudes

Let ημν\eta_{\mu\nu} be the Minkowski background metric and let gg be the spacetime metric. For ω[0,1]\omega\in[0,1], define the graviton density family by

hμν{ω}:=1ϰ((Det(g))ω/2gμνημν).\mathfrak{h}^{\{\omega\}}_{\mu\nu}:=\frac{1}{\varkappa}\left(\left(-\operatorname{Det}(g)\right)^{\omega/2}g_{\mu\nu}-\eta_{\mu\nu}\right).

It interpolates between the graviton field at ω=0\omega=0 and the graviton density at ω=1\omega=1.

Graviton density-family conjecture. The perturbative expansion with respect to hμν{ω}\mathfrak{h}^{\{\omega\}}_{\mu\nu} depends on ω\omega only through the external-leg structure. Consequently, the corresponding Feynman integrals and Ward identities are equivalent for all ω[0,1]\omega\in[0,1], modulo transformations on the external graviton legs of the amplitudes.

The claim would make the choice of tensor-density weight irrelevant to internal perturbative dynamics, while allowing the external graviton-field parametrization to change. The source says that first propagator calculations suggest this statement and gives no resolution evidence.

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David Prinz, “Renormalization of Gauge Theories and Gravity”, arXiv:2210.17510 (2022).

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