An Introduction to Free Higher-Spin Fields
| dc.creator | Bouatta, N. | |
| dc.creator | Compere, G. | |
| dc.creator | Sagnotti, A. | |
| dc.date | 2004-09-06 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:17:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:17:25Z | |
| dc.description | In this article we begin by reviewing the (Fang-)Fronsdal construction and the non-local geometric equations with unconstrained gauge fields and parameters built by Francia and the senior author from the higher-spin curvatures of de Wit and Freedman. We then turn to the triplet structure of totally symmetric tensors that emerges from free String Field Theory in the $α' \to 0$ limit and to its generalization to (A)dS backgrounds, and conclude with a discussion of a simple local compensator form of the field equations that displays the unconstrained gauge symmetry of the non-local equations. Based on the lectures presented by A. Sagnotti at the First Solvay Workshop on Higher-Spin Gauge Theories held in Brussels on May 12-14, 2004 | |
| dc.description | 24 pages, Latex | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0409068 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0409068 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/52748 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | An Introduction to Free Higher-Spin Fields | |
| dc.type | text |