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Higher-Spin Gauge Fields and Duality

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We review the construction of free gauge theories for gauge fields in arbitrary representations of the Lorentz group in DD dimensions. We describe the multi-form calculus which gives the natural geometric framework for these theories. We also discuss duality transformations that give different field theory representations of the same physical degrees of freedom, and discuss the example of gravity in DD dimensions and its dual realisations in detail.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0501236,
  title  = {Higher-Spin Gauge Fields and Duality},
  author = {D. Francia and C. M. Hull},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0501236},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Based on the lecture presented by C.M. Hull at the First Solvay Workshop on Higher-Spin Gauge Theories, held in Brussels on May 12-14, 2004. Minor changes, added references