New unfolded higher spin systems in AdS3. (8th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boulanger, Nicolas; Ponomarev, Dmitry; Sezgin, Ergin; Sundell, Per
• Is Part Of: Classical and quantum gravity. Volume 32:Number 15(2015:Aug.)
• Publication Date: 2015-07-08
• Subjects: higher spin gravities -- free differential algebras -- topological massive gravity -- new massive gravity; Quantum gravity -- Periodicals; Gravitation -- Periodicals; Relativity (Physics) -- Periodicals; Space and time -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 521.1
• DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/32/15/155002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-9381

Abstract

Abstract: We investigate the unfolded formulation of bosonic Lorentz tensor fields of arbitrary spin in containing a parity breaking mass parameter. They include deformations of the linearizations of the Prokushkin–Vasiliev higher spin theory around its critical points. They also provide unfolded formulations of linearized topologically massive higher spin fields including their critical versions. The gauge invariant degrees of freedom are captured by infinite towers of zero forms. We also introduce two inequivalent sets of gauge potentials given by trace constrained Fronsdal fields and trace unconstrained metric-like fields.