On higher derivatives in 3D gravity and higher-spin gauge theories

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DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2009.12.010zbMATH Open1375.81175arXiv0911.3061OpenAlexW3098591424MaRDI QIDQ972518FDOQ972518

Paul Kingsley Townsend, Eric A. Bergshoeff, Olaf Hohm

Publication date: 19 May 2010

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

Abstract: The general second-order massive field equations for arbitrary positive integer spin in three spacetime dimensions, and their "self-dual" limit to first-order equations, are shown to be equivalent to gauge-invariant higher-derivative field equations. We recover most known equivalences for spins 1 and 2, and find some new ones. In particular, we find a non-unitary massive 3D gravity theory with a 5th order term obtained by contraction of the Ricci and Cotton tensors; this term is part of an N=2 super-invariant that includes the "extended Chern-Simons" term of 3D electrodynamics. We also find a new unitary 6th order gauge theory for "self-dual" spin 3.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.3061





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