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BMS algebra as an extension of the Poincar\'e symmetry in light-cone gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-07-21 v2

Abstract

We analyze possible local extensions of the Poincar\'e symmetry in light-cone gravity in four dimensions. We use a formalism where we represent the algebra on the two physical degrees of freedom, one with helicity 22 and the other with helicity 2-2. The representation is non-linearly realized and one of the light-cone momenta is the Hamiltonian, which is hence a non-linear generator of the algebra. We find that this can be locally realized and the Poincar\'e algebra extended to the BMS symmetry without any reference to asymptotic limits.

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@article{arxiv.2012.07880,
  title  = {BMS algebra as an extension of the Poincar\'e symmetry in light-cone gravity},
  author = {Sudarshan Ananth and Lars Brink and Sucheta Majumdar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.07880},
  year   = {2021}
}

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8 pages, no figures, version published in JHEP