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

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.

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