Extended string field theory for massless higher-spin fields

被引:7
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作者
Asano, Masako [1 ]
Kato, Mitsuhiro [2 ]
机构
[1] Seikei Univ, Fac Sci & Technol, Musashino, Tokyo 1808633, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, Inst Phys, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1538902, Japan
关键词
TENSOR GAUGE FIELD; FORMULATION; INVARIANT;
D O I
10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2013.11.002
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We propose a new gauge field theory which is an extension of ordinary string field theory by assembling multiple state spaces of the bosonic string. The theory includes higher-spin fields in its massless spectrum together with the infinite tower of massive fields. From the theory, we can easily extract the minimal gauge-invariant quadratic action for tensor fields with any symmetry. As examples, we explicitly derive the gauge-invariant actions for some simple mixed symmetric tensor fields. We also construct covariantly gauge-fixed action by extending the method developed for string field theory. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1107 / 1128
页数:22
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