Generally covariant vs. gauge structure for conformal field theories

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2015.08.018MaRDI QIDQ738229zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors D. Kharzeev

Publication date 2 September 2016

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.06071

zbMATH Keywords

conformal field theoryconformal gravitygauge structuregenerally covariant

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Gravitational interaction in quantum theory (81V17)

Abstract: We introduce the natural lift of spacetime diffeomorphisms for conformal gravity and discuss the physical equivalence between the natural and gauge natural structure of the theory. Accordingly, we argue that conformal transformations must be introduced as gauge transformations (affecting fields but not spacetime point) and then discuss special structures implied by the splitting of the conformal group.

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