Unfolded Formulation of 4d Yang-Mills Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2026-01-12 v3
Abstract
In this note, we present a novel formulation of 4d pure Yang-Mills theory within the unfolded framework of Vasiliev higher-spin gravity. This formulation is first-order and exhibits manifest diffeomorphism and gauge invariance. Our approach builds upon a recently proposed unfolding method, previously applied to scalar electrodynamics. Additionally, we discuss the features of various unfolding maps defined by the unfolded equations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2408.13212,
title = {Unfolded Formulation of 4d Yang-Mills Theory},
author = {Nikita Misuna},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.13212},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
V3: 13 pages; presentation improved, references added, typos fixed. This version has been accepted for publication in PLB