Higher spin field theory. Volume 1, Free theory

This monograph takes stock of the situation in higher spin gauge theories for the first time. Besides a thorough recapitulation of the field's history, it reviews the progress that has been made and offers a pedagogical introduction to the subject. Abstract approaches to the theory are offered...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bengtsson, Anders (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter, [2020]
Series:Texts and monographs in theoretical physics.
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Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2564653.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction and motivation
  • 2. Notes on the history of the subject
  • 3. Concepts, mathematical structures and notation
  • 4. Lower spin theory
  • 5. Exploring the free field theory
  • 6. The light-front approach
  • A. Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index