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One loop partition function for Topologically Massive Higher Spin Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-01-14 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We calculate the one loop partition function for topologically massive higher spin gravity (TMHSG) for arbitrary spin by taking the spin-3 TMHSG action constructed in arXiv:1107.0915 and subsequently generalising it for an arbitrary spin. We find that the final result can be put into a product form which cannot be holomorphically factorized giving strong evidence that the topologically massive higher spin gravity is dual to a high spin extension of logarithmic CFT rather than a chiral one.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1107.2063,
  title  = {One loop partition function for Topologically Massive Higher Spin Gravity},
  author = {Arjun Bagchi and Shailesh Lal and Arunabha Saha and Bindusar Sahoo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.2063},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

16 pages, latex, minor modifications, calculation for generic spins corrected. results qualitatively unchanged

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