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From AdS to Flat Space: Massive Spin-2 Fields

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-02-04 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We analyze a bulk effective field theory in AdS containing a U(1)-charged massive spin-2 field coupled to a gauge field, by performing the required holographic renormalization, and computing the one and two-point functions. We then compute the renormalized bulk three-point function involving two massive spin-2 fields and one gauge field. Matching with the CFT 3-point correlator of two non-conserved spin-2 operators and a conserved current, we obtain explicit mappings between the bulk minimal and gyromagnetic couplings and the boundary OPE data. Finally, we take the flat-space limit of the momentum space CFT correlator and verify that the resulting amplitude matches the expected flat-space structure.

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@article{arxiv.2602.02662,
  title  = {From AdS to Flat Space: Massive Spin-2 Fields},
  author = {Vijay Nenmeli and Arvind Shekar and Mritunjay Verma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.02662},
  year   = {2026}
}

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54 pages

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