Frame-like gauge invariant formulation for massive high spin particles

2008/08/13 by Yu. M. Zinoviev · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2008.09.020

published as Nucl.Phys.B808:185-204,2009 · 21 pages, no figures

arxiv created 2008/08/13 · openalex publication_date 2008/09/20 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

In this paper we extend a so-called frame-like formulation of massless high spin particles to massive case. We start with two explicit examples of massive spin 2 and spin 3 particles and then construct gauge invariant description for arbitrary integer spin case. Similarly, for the fermionic case we start with first non-trivial example—massive spin 5/2 particle and then construct gauge invariant description for arbitrary half-integer spin case. In all cases we consider massive particles in (A)dS spaces with arbitrary cosmological constant (including flat Minkowski space) and this allows one to investigate all possible massless and partially massless limits for such particles.

Citations

• First Order Formalism for Massive Mixed Symmetry Tensor Fields in Minkowski and (A)dS Spaces
• On Massive High Spin Particles in (A)dS
• What is mass in desitterian physics?
• Nonlinear higher spin theories in various dimensions
• On Massive Mixed Symmetry Tensor Fields in Minkowski Space and (A)dS

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