Gravitational wave polarization modes and stability analysis in Weyl geometry gravity

The study investigates gravitational wave polarization and stability in Weyl geometry gravity. It found two standard tensor modes propagating at the speed of light, but a scalar sector with unique, superluminally propagating modes exhibiting amplitude decay. Stability analysis revealed ghost instabilities only in the scalar sector, suggesting further theoretical refinement is needed for long-term consistency.

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