Uniformizing higher-spin equations

Vasilievʼs higher-spin (HS) theories in various dimensions are uniformly represented as a simple system of equations. These equations and their gauge invariances are based on two superalgebras and have a transparent algebraic meaning. For a given HS theory these algebras can be inferred from the vac...

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Published inJournal of physics. A, Mathematical and theoretical Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 15401 - 27
Main Authors Alkalaev, K B, Grigoriev, M A, Skvortsov, E D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 09.01.2015
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Summary:Vasilievʼs higher-spin (HS) theories in various dimensions are uniformly represented as a simple system of equations. These equations and their gauge invariances are based on two superalgebras and have a transparent algebraic meaning. For a given HS theory these algebras can be inferred from the vacuum HS symmetries. The proposed system of equations admits a concise AKSZ formulation. We also discuss novel HS systems including partially-massless and massive fields in AdS, as well as conformal and massless off-shell fields.
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ISSN:1751-8113
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DOI:10.1088/1751-8113/48/1/015401