Semi-classical unitarity in three-dimensional higher spin gravity for non-principal embeddings
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Chern-Simons levelPolyakov-Bershadsky algebrasemi-classical unitaritythree-dimensional higher spin gravity
Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Analogues of general relativity in lower dimensions (83C80) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)
Abstract: Higher-spin gravity in three dimensions is efficiently formulated as a Chern-Simons gauge-theory, typically with gauge algebra sl(N)+sl(N). The classical and quantum properties of the higher-spin theory depend crucially on the embedding into the full gauge algebra of the sl(2)+sl(2) factor associated with gravity. It has been argued previously that non-principal embeddings do not allow for a semi-classical limit (large values of the central charge) consistent with unitarity. In this work we show that it is possible to circumvent these conclusions. Based upon the Feigin-Semikhatov generalization of the Polyakov-Bershadsky algebra, we construct infinite families of unitary higher-spin gravity theories at certain rational values of the Chern-Simons level that allow arbitrarily large values of the central charge up to c = N/4 - 1/8 - O(1/N), thereby confirming a recent speculation by us 1209.2860.
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