Higher spin theory in 3-dimensional flat space

We present the first example of a non-trivial higher spin theory in 3-dimensional flat space. We propose flat-space boundary conditions and prove their consistency for this theory. We find that the asymptotic symmetry algebra is a (centrally extended) higher spin generalization of the Bondi- Metzner...

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2013-08
Hauptverfasser: Afshar, Hamid, Bagchi, Arjun, Fareghbal, Reza, Grumiller, Daniel, Rosseel, Jan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We present the first example of a non-trivial higher spin theory in 3-dimensional flat space. We propose flat-space boundary conditions and prove their consistency for this theory. We find that the asymptotic symmetry algebra is a (centrally extended) higher spin generalization of the Bondi- Metzner-Sachs algebra, which we describe in detail. We also address higher spin analogues of flat space cosmology solutions and possible generalizations.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1307.4768