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Non-Relativistic BMS algebra

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-08-07 v2

Abstract

We construct two possible candidates for the non-relativistic bms4\mathfrak{bms}_4 algebra in 4 space-time dimensions by contracting the original relativistic bms4\mathfrak{bms}_4 algebra. The bms4\mathfrak{bms}_4 algebra is infinite-dimensional, and it contains the generators of the Poincar\'e algebra, together with the so-called super-translations. Similarly, the proposed nrbms4\mathfrak{nrbms}_4 algebras can be regarded as two infinite-dimensional extensions of the Bargmann algebra. We also study a canonical realisation of one these algebras in terms of the Fourier modes of a free Schr\"odinger field, mimicking the canonical realisation of the relativistic bms4\mathfrak{bms}_4 algebra using a free Klein-Gordon field.

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@article{arxiv.1705.03739,
  title  = {Non-Relativistic BMS algebra},
  author = {Carles Batlle and Diego Delmastro and Joaquim Gomis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.03739},
  year   = {2017}
}

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14 pages, 2 figures File updated to match version accepted for publication in Class. & Quantum Gravity

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