The conformal BMS group

2017/01/31 by Sasha J. Haco, Stephen W. Hawking, Malcolm J. Perry +1 · 2 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Operator Algebra Research #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Conformal field theory #Conformal map #Conformal symmetry #Extension (predicate logic) #Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows #Group (periodic table) #Homogeneous space #Primary field #Symmetry group #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/jhep11(2017)012

16 pages

openalex created_date 2017/02/10 · arxiv created 2017/10/24 · openalex publication_date 2017/11/01 · arxiv updated 2017/12/06 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

A bstract We describe the conformal symmetries of asymptotically flat spacetime. These represent an extension of the BMS group that we call the conformal BMS group . Its general features are discussed.

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• Lie Theory for Asymptotic Symmetries in General Relativity: The BMS Group
• Sasha Haco [wikipedia]

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