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Asymptotic symmetries and subleading soft graviton theorem in higher dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-01-24 v4 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We investigate the relation between the subleading soft graviton theorem and asymptotic symmetries in gravity in even dimensions d=2+2md=2+2m higher than four. After rewriting the subleading soft graviton theorem as a Ward identity, we argue that the charges of such identity generate Diff(S2m)(S^{2m}). In order to show that, we propose suitable commutation relation among certain components of the metric fields. As a result, all Diff(S2m)(S^{2m}) transformations are symmetries of gravitational scattering.

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@article{arxiv.2005.03439,
  title  = {Asymptotic symmetries and subleading soft graviton theorem in higher dimensions},
  author = {Dimitri Colferai and Stefano Lionetti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.03439},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

18 pages, 1 figure; v2 added references; v3 extended sec.3, added appendix, published version; v4 added note and references