The quintic interaction vertex in light-cone gravity

Abstract

We consider pure gravity in light-cone gauge and derive the complete quintic interaction vertex. Up to quartic order, the Kawai–Lewellen–Tye (KLT) relations can be made manifest at the level of the Einstein–Hilbert Lagrangian. The quintic interaction vertex represents an essential first step in further extending the off-shell validity of the KLT relations to higher order vertices.