Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2023 iii Paper 312 2 iv Solution 2026-09-28
Applying the scalar transformation from part i to both fields givesThe derivative of the Dirac delta distribution is proportional to and vanishes after contraction with traceless . Removing that delta function leavesEquating the two sides of the Ward-Takahashi identity and resolving the soft graviton into a polarization yields the cosmological soft-graviton consistency relationFor an isotropic power spectrum this is equivalentlyThe long-wavelength adiabatic tensor mode acts on the short two-point function as an anisotropic rescaling of its momentum.