Conformal Wavefunctions for Graviton Amplitudes
High Energy Physics - Theory
2022-02-16 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The extended-BMS algebra of asymptotically flat spacetime contains an SO(3,1) subgroup that acts by conformal transformations on the celestial sphere. It is of interest to study the representations of this subgroup associated with gravitons. To reduce the equation of motion to a Schrodinger-like equation it is necessary to impose a non-covariant gauge condition. Using these solutions, leading-order gauge invariant Weyl scalars are then computed and decomposed into families of unitary principal series representations. An invertible holographic mapping is constructed between these unitary principal series operators and massless spin-2 perturbations of flat spacetime.
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@article{arxiv.2109.00037,
title = {Conformal Wavefunctions for Graviton Amplitudes},
author = {Chang Liu and David A. Lowe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.00037},
year = {2022}
}
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16 pages