Generalised conformal higher-spin fields in curved backgrounds

DOI10.1007/JHEP04(2020)021zbMATH Open1436.83030arXiv1912.00652OpenAlexW3102498635MaRDI QIDQ780671FDOQ780671

Michael Ponds, Sergei M. Kuzenko

Publication date: 15 July 2020

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The problem of constructing gauge-invariant actions for conformal higher-spin fields in curved backgrounds is known to be notoriously difficult. In this paper we present gauge-invariant models for conformal maximal depth fields with spin $s=5/2$ and $s=3$ in four-dimensional Bach-flat backgrounds. We find that certain lower-spin fields must be introduced to ensure gauge invariance when $s>2$, which is analogous to a conjecture made earlier in the literature for conformal higher-spin fields of minimal depth.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.00652

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zbMATH Keywords

conformal and W symmetrygauge symmetryhigher spin gravityhigher spin symmetry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60) Higher spin theories (81T11)

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