On Higher Derivatives in 3D Gravity and Higher Spin Gauge Theories

Details On Higher Derivatives in 3D Gravity and Higher Spin Gauge Theories On Higher Derivatives in 3D Gravity and Higher Spin Gauge Theories

2009-11-16

arxiv.org/abs/0911.3061v3

Annals Phys.325:1118-1134,2010

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

23 pp. New references, improved spin-3 discussion. Minor additional corrections in v3

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.aop.2009.12.010

The general second-order massive field equations for arbitrary positive integer spin in three spacetime dimensions, and their "self-dual" limit to first-order equations, are shown to be equivalent to gauge-invariant higher-derivative field equations. We recover most known equivalences for spins 1 and 2, and find some new ones. In particular, we find a non-unitary massive 3D gravity theory with a 5th order term obtained by contraction of the Ricci and Cotton tensors; this term is part of an N=2 super-invariant that includes the "extended Chern-Simons" term of 3D electrodynamics. We also find a new unitary 6th order gauge theory for "self-dual" spin 3.

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