Energy-momentum tensor for massive spin-2 models

• Grant number: 16/17089-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2016
• End date: July 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Elias Leite Mendonça
• Grantee: Raphael Schimidt Bittencourt
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEG). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Guaratinguetá. Guaratinguetá , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this project we motivate an introduction to field theory, exposing the student to alternative formulations to the usual massive spin-2 theory, i.e.: the Fierz-Pauli model. We will drive our project in order to obtain the energy-momentum tensor, which is a fundamental ingredient for further analysis from the cosmological point of view. (AU)