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The surface charge algebra of generic asymptotically locally (A)dS$_4$ spacetimes without matter is derived without assuming any boundary conditions. Surface charges associated with Weyl rescalings are vanishing while the boundary…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-12-02 Geoffrey Compère , Adrien Fiorucci , Romain Ruzziconi

A geometric formulation which describes extended supergravities in any dimension in presence of electric and magnetic sources is presented. In this framework the underlying duality symmetries of the theories are manifest. Particular…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 L. Andrianopoli , R. D'Auria , S. Ferrara

We study several properties of some new charges of asymptotically flat spacetimes. These dual supertranslation charges are akin to the magnetic large $U(1)$ charges in QED. In this paper we find the symmetries associated with these charges…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-03-23 Uri Kol , Massimo Porrati

We study conserved charges of $\mathcal{N}=1$ supergravity formulated as a constrained BF theory based on the $\OSp(1|4)$ superalgebra. Using the covariant phase space formalism, we derive bulk and boundary contributions to the symplectic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-27 Remigiusz Durka , Jerzy Kowalski-Glikman , Rene Payne

We investigate asymptotic symmetries in flat backgrounds of dimension higher than or equal to four. For spin two we provide the counterpart of the extended BMS transformations found by Campiglia and Laddha in four-dimensional Minkowski…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-02-03 Andrea Campoleoni , Dario Francia , Carlo Heissenberg

In this paper we study the magnetic charges of the free massless Rarita-Schwinger field in four dimensional asymptotically flat space-time. This is the first step towards extending the study of the dual BMS charges to supergravity. The…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-01-31 Bilyana L. Tomova

We investigate the asymptotic symmetries of General Relativity at spatial infinity within the first-order formalism described by the Holst action. Employing the covariant phase space method, we propose a set of relaxed boundary conditions…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-03 Sepideh Bakhoda , Hongguang Liu

We analyze the asymptotic symmetries and their associated charges at spatial infinity in $4$-dimensional asymptotically-flat spacetimes. We use the covariant formalism of Ashtekar and Hansen where the asymptotic fields and symmetries live…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-08-05 Kartik Prabhu , Ibrahim Shehzad

In these lectures we give a geometrical formulation of N-extended supergravities which generalizes N=2 special geometry of N=2 theories. In all these theories duality symmetries are related to the notion of "flat symplectic bundles" and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-10-26 L. Andrianopoli , R. D'Auria , S. Ferrara

We study asymptotic charges associated to a spin-zero analogue of Weinberg's soft photon and graviton theorems in even dimensions. Simple spacetime expressions for the charges are given, but unlike gravity or electrodynamics, the symmetry…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-03-21 Miguel Campiglia , Leonardo Coito

Large gauge symmetries in Minkowski spacetime are often studied in two distinct regimes: either at asymptotic (past or future) times or at spatial infinity. By working in harmonic gauge, we provide a unified description of large gauge…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-01-17 Miguel Campiglia , Rodrigo Eyheralde

The Bondi-Metzner-Sachs-van der Burg (BMS) group is the asymptotic symmetry group of radiating asymptotically flat spacetimes. It has recently received renewed interest in the context of the flat holography and the infrared structure of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-09-07 Romain Ruzziconi

For asymptotically flat spacetimes, a conjecture by Strominger states that asymptotic BMS-supertranslations and their associated charges at past null infinity $\mathscr{I}^{-}$ can be related to those at future null infinity…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-01 Mariem Magdy , Kartik Prabhu , Juan A. Valiente Kroon

The asymptotic structure of gravity in $D=6$ spacetime dimensions is described at spatial infinity in the asymptotically flat context through Hamiltonian (ADM) methods. Special focus is given on the BMS supertranslation subgroup. It is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-12-21 Oscar Fuentealba , Marc Henneaux

The recent introduction of a boundary stress tensor for asymptotically flat spacetimes enabled a new construction of energy, momentum, and Lorentz charges. These charges are known to generate the asymptotic symmetries of the theory, but…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Robert B. Mann , Donald Marolf , Robert McNees , Amitabh Virmani

The BMS (Bondi-van der Burg-Metzner-Sachs) symmetry arises as the asymptotic symmetry of flat spacetime at null infinity. In particular, the BMS algebra for three dimensional flat spacetime (BMS$_3$) is generated by the super-rotation…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-07-13 Peng-xiang Hao , Wei Song , Xianjin Xie , Yuan Zhong

The symmetries of asymptotically flat spacetimes in general relativity are given by the Bondi-Metzner-Sachs (BMS) group, though there are proposed generalizations of its symmetry algebra. Associated with each symmetry is a charge and a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-28 Arwa Elhashash , David A. Nichols

The asymptotic structure of null and spatial infinities of asymptotically flat spacetimes plays an essential role in discussing gravitational radiation, gravitational memory effect, and conserved quantities in General Relativity. Bondi,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-01 Mariem Magdy

Infinite sets of asymptotic soft-charges were recently shown to be related to new symmetries of the $S$-matrix, spurring a large amount of research on this and related questions. Notwithstanding, the raison-d'\^etre of these soft-charges…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-06-24 Aldo Riello

This thesis deals with the construction of conserved charges for asymptotically flat spacetimes at spatial infinity in four spacetime dimensions in a hopefully pedagogical way. As a first motivation of this work, it highlights the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-12-20 François Dehouck