On the phase space of free higher-spin theories and conformal transformations
We write a first order action for higher-spin fields and construct a canonical map to Fronsdal theory. The first-order description is defined over complex field configurations and has conformal invariance. We show that it is possible to push forward these transformations to a set of symmetries in Fr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Nuclear Physics B |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321317303504 |
| Summary: | We write a first order action for higher-spin fields and construct a canonical map to Fronsdal theory. The first-order description is defined over complex field configurations and has conformal invariance. We show that it is possible to push forward these transformations to a set of symmetries in Fronsdal theory that satisfies the conformal algebra but is not given by standard conformal change of coordinates. |
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| ISSN: | 0550-3213 |