Could the Gravitons Have Rest Masses?

2004/04/09 by Liao Liu, Zheng Zhao, Liu, Liao +1
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #International Science and Diplomacy #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #gr-qc

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.gr-qc/0404040

arxiv created 2004/04/09 · openalex publication_date 2004/04/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

If the cosmological constant Λ can not be neglected, we will show in this short report, that graviton should have a rest mass m_g=√(2Λ)=√(2Λ)ℏ c^-1 different from zero.

Related

• Do Gravitational and Electromagnetic Fields Have Rest Masses in the Fractal Universe?
• Constraining mass of the graviton with GW170817
• Graviton mass and cosmological constant: a toy model
• On the Cosmological Constant-Graviton Mass correspondence
• Variation of rest mass scale in a gravitational field