Frame-Like Action and Unfolded Formulation for Massive Higher-Spin Fields

D. S. Ponomarev; M. A. Vasiliev

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2010.06.007

Frame-Like Action and Unfolded Formulation for Massive Higher-Spin Fields

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-09-07 v2

Authors: D. S. Ponomarev , M. A. Vasiliev

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Abstract

Unfolded equations of motion for symmetric massive bosonic fields of any spin in Minkowski and (A)dS spaces are presented. Manifestly gauge invariant action for a spin $s \ge 2$ massive field in any dimension is constructed in terms of gauge invariant curvatures.

Keywords

higher spin theory string theory actions gauge invariance

Cite

@article{arxiv.1001.0062,
  title  = {Frame-Like Action and Unfolded Formulation for Massive Higher-Spin Fields},
  author = {D. S. Ponomarev and M. A. Vasiliev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.0062},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

36 pages, 3 figures; added references, corrected typos, minor changes.

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