CONFORMAL HIGHER SPIN IN (2+1) DIMENSIONS Academic Article

abstract

• The conformal algebra in (2+1) dimensions allows an infinite-dimensional extension. We show that the Chern-Simons action for this algebra yields a generalisation of conformal gravity which contains an infinite tower of gauge fields of all integer spins greater than two, consistently coupled to conformal gravity. A similar extension of the N=1 conformal superalgebra yields a conformally-invariant gauge theory of all integer and half-integer spins starting with spin 3 2. 1989.

authors

• Pope, Christopher

published proceedings

• PHYSICS LETTERS B

author list (cited authors)

• POPE, C. N., & TOWNSEND, P. K.

citation count

• 49

complete list of authors

• POPE, CN||TOWNSEND, PK

publication date

• July 1989

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Physics Letters B  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0370-2693(89)90813-7

start page

• 245

end page

• 250

volume

• 225

issue

• 3

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2F0370-2693%2889%2990813-7