  We investigate the cosmology of SO(3)-invariant massive gravity with 5
degrees of freedom. In contrast with previous studies, we allow for a
non-trivial fiducial metric, which can be justified by invoking, for example, a
dilaton-like global symmetry. We write the homogeneous and isotropic equations
of motion in this more general setup and identify, in particular, de Sitter
solutions. We then study the linear perturbations around the homogeneous
cosmological solutions, by deriving the quadratic Lagrangian governing the
dynamics of scalar, vector and tensor modes. We thus obtain the conditions for
the perturbations to be well-behaved. We show that it is possible to find de
Sitter solutions whose perturbations are weakly coupled and stable, i.e.
without ghost-like or gradient instabilities.

High Energy Physics - Theory;Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics;General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology