Massless fields in plane wave geometry

DOI10.1063/1.531899MaRDI QIDQ4338339zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors R. R. Metsaev

Publication date 28 May 1997

Published in Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9701141

zbMATH Keywords

equations of motionconformal invariancegauge transformationsconformal isometry algebrasmassless spin fieldsplane wave geometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Electromagnetic fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C50) Gravitational waves (83C35) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60)

Abstract: Conformal isometry algebras of plane wave geometry are studied. Then, based on the requirement of conformal invariance, a definition of masslessness is introduced and gauge invariant equations of motion, subsidiary conditions, and corresponding gauge transformations for all plane wave geometry massless spin fields are constructed. Light cone representation for elements of conformal algebra acting as differential operators on wavefunctions of massless higher spin fields is also evaluated. Interrelation of plane wave geometry massless higher spin fields with ladder representation of $u(2,2)$ algebra is investigated.

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