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Celestial $Lw_{1+\infty}$ charges from a twistor action

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-12-23 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

The celestial Lw1+Lw_{1+\infty} symmetries in asymptotically flat spacetimes have a natural geometric interpretation on twistor space in terms of Poisson diffeomorphisms. Using this framework, we provide a first-principle derivation of the canonical generators associated with these symmetries starting from the Poisson BF twistor action for self-dual gravity. We express these charges as surface integrals over the celestial sphere in terms of spacetime data at null infinity. The connection between twistor space and spacetime expressions at I\mathscr{I} is achieved via an integral formula for the asymptotic Bianchi identities due to Bramson and Tod. Finally, we clarify how Lw1+Lw_{1+\infty} transformations are symmetries of gravity from a phase space perspective by showing the invariance of the asymptotic Bianchi identities.

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@article{arxiv.2407.04028,
  title  = {Celestial $Lw_{1+\infty}$ charges from a twistor action},
  author = {Adam Kmec and Lionel Mason and Romain Ruzziconi and Akshay Yelleshpur Srikant},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.04028},
  year   = {2024}
}

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45 pages, Published version

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