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The Very Basics of Higher-Spin Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-02-14 v1

Abstract

These notes are based on two lectures given at the Twelfth Modave Summer School in Mathematical Physics 2016. The Fronsdal equation and action for both Minkowski and (A)dS backgrounds are discussed in detail.

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@article{arxiv.1702.03694,
  title  = {The Very Basics of Higher-Spin Theory},
  author = {Pan Kessel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.03694},
  year   = {2017}
}

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Contribution to the proceedings of the XII Modave Summer School in Mathematical Physics