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Sub-subleading Soft Graviton Theorem from Asymptotic Einstein's Equations

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-06-15 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We identify in Einstein gravity an asymptotic spin-22 charge aspect whose conservation equation gives rise, after quantization, to the sub-subleading soft theorem. Our treatment reveals that this spin-22 charge generates a non-local spacetime symmetry represented at null infinity by pseudo-vector fields. Moreover, we demonstrate that the non-linear nature of Einstein's equations is reflected in the Ward identity through collinear corrections to the sub-subleading soft theorem. Our analysis also provides a unified treatment of the universal soft theorems as conservation equations for the spin-0,-1,-2 canonical generators, while highlighting the important role played by the dual mass.

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@article{arxiv.2111.15607,
  title  = {Sub-subleading Soft Graviton Theorem from Asymptotic Einstein's Equations},
  author = {Laurent Freidel and Daniele Pranzetti and Ana-Maria Raclariu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.15607},
  year   = {2022}
}

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36 pages; v2 minor revision

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