Elementary particles with continuous spin
High Energy Physics - Theory
2017-09-13 v2
Abstract
Classical results and recent developments on the theoretical description of elementary particles with "continuous" spin are reviewed. At free level, these fields are described by unitary irreducible representations of the isometry group (either Poincar\'e or anti de Sitter group) with an infinite number of physical degrees of freedom per spacetime point. Their basic group-theoretical and field-theoretical descriptions are reviewed in some details. We mention a list of open issues which are crucial to address for assessing their physical status and potential relevance.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1708.01030,
title = {Elementary particles with continuous spin},
author = {Xavier Bekaert and Evgeny D. Skvortsov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.01030},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
33 pages, 4 figures; typos fixed, refs added