Conformal Higher-Spin Gravity: Linearized Spectrum = Symmetry Algebra
Aug 23, 2018Citations per year
Abstract: (arXiv)
The linearized spectrum and the algebra of global symmetries of conformal higher-spin gravity decompose into infinitely many representations of the conformal algebra. Their characters involve divergent sums over spins. We propose a suitable regularization adapted to their evaluation and observe that their characters are actually equal. This result holds in the case of type-A and type-B (and their higher-depth generalizations) theories and confirms previous observations on a remarkable rearrangement of dynamical degrees of freedom in conformal higher-spin gravity after regularization.Note:
- 47 pages, 1 figures; v2: references and appendix D on formal CHS theory (Segal's formulation) added
- Conformal Field Theory
- Higher Spin Gravity
- Higher Spin Symmetry
- symmetry: conformal
- algebra: conformal
- symmetry: algebra
- symmetry: global
- spectrum: linear
- regularization
- gravitation
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