On the Velo-Zwanziger phenomenon
Mathematical Physics
2008-11-26 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
math.MP
Abstract
The Rarita-Schwinger equation in a curved background and an external electromagnetic field is discussed. We analyse the equation in the 2-component spinor formalism and derive Buchdahl conditions for them. The result is that the equation can consistently be imposed only on Einstein manifolds with vanishing electromagnetic field.
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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0207033,
title = {On the Velo-Zwanziger phenomenon},
author = {J. Frauendiener},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0207033},
year = {2008}
}