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Shift Symmetries in (Anti) de Sitter Space

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-04-27 v3

Abstract

We construct a class of extended shift symmetries for fields of all integer spins in de Sitter (dS) and anti-de Sitter (AdS) space. These generalize the shift symmetry, galileon symmetry, and special galileon symmetry of massless scalars in flat space to all symmetric tensor fields in (A)dS space. These symmetries are parametrized by generalized Killing tensors and exist for fields with particular discrete masses corresponding to the longitudinal modes of massive fields in partially massless limits. We construct interactions for scalars that preserve these shift symmetries, including an extension of the special galileon to (A)dS space, and discuss possible generalizations to interacting massive higher-spin particles.

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@article{arxiv.1812.08167,
  title  = {Shift Symmetries in (Anti) de Sitter Space},
  author = {James Bonifacio and Kurt Hinterbichler and Austin Joyce and Rachel A. Rosen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.08167},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

54 pages, 4 figures. v3 several more typos corrected

R2 v1 2026-06-23T06:49:40.356Z