Enhanced conformal BMS3 symmetries

Abstract An enhanced version of the conformal BMS3 algebra is presented. It is shown to emerge from the asymptotic structure of an extension of conformal gravity in 3D by Pope and Townsend that consistently accommodates an additional spin-2 field, once it is endowed with a suitable set of boundary c...

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Main Authors: Oscar Fuentealba, Iva Lovrekovic, David Tempo, Ricardo Troncoso
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2025)054
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description Abstract An enhanced version of the conformal BMS3 algebra is presented. It is shown to emerge from the asymptotic structure of an extension of conformal gravity in 3D by Pope and Townsend that consistently accommodates an additional spin-2 field, once it is endowed with a suitable set of boundary conditions. The canonical generators of the asymptotic symmetries then span a precise nonlinear W(2,2,2,2,1,1,1) algebra, whose central extensions and coefficients of the nonlinear terms are completely determined by the central charge of the Virasoro subalgebra. The wedge algebra corresponds to the conformal group in four dimensions SO(4, 2) and therefore, enhanced conformal BMS3 can also be regarded as an infinite-dimensional nonlinear extension of the AdS5 algebra with nontrivial central extensions. It is worth mentioning that our boundary conditions might be considered as a starting point in order to consistently incorporate either a finite or an infinite number of conformal higher spin fields.
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spelling doaj-art-003e91e737ce4c439f538cf445600fe42025-08-20T03:53:22ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-04-01202541910.1007/JHEP04(2025)054Enhanced conformal BMS3 symmetriesOscar Fuentealba0Iva Lovrekovic1David Tempo2Ricardo Troncoso3Instituto de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (ICEN), Universidad Arturo PratInstitute for Theoretical Physics, TU WienInstituto de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (ICEN), Universidad Arturo PratFacultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San SebastiánAbstract An enhanced version of the conformal BMS3 algebra is presented. It is shown to emerge from the asymptotic structure of an extension of conformal gravity in 3D by Pope and Townsend that consistently accommodates an additional spin-2 field, once it is endowed with a suitable set of boundary conditions. The canonical generators of the asymptotic symmetries then span a precise nonlinear W(2,2,2,2,1,1,1) algebra, whose central extensions and coefficients of the nonlinear terms are completely determined by the central charge of the Virasoro subalgebra. The wedge algebra corresponds to the conformal group in four dimensions SO(4, 2) and therefore, enhanced conformal BMS3 can also be regarded as an infinite-dimensional nonlinear extension of the AdS5 algebra with nontrivial central extensions. It is worth mentioning that our boundary conditions might be considered as a starting point in order to consistently incorporate either a finite or an infinite number of conformal higher spin fields.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2025)054Conformal and W SymmetryHigher Spin SymmetryGauge-Gravity CorrespondenceClassical Theories of Gravity
spellingShingle Oscar Fuentealba
Iva Lovrekovic
David Tempo
Ricardo Troncoso
Enhanced conformal BMS3 symmetries
Journal of High Energy Physics
Conformal and W Symmetry
Higher Spin Symmetry
Gauge-Gravity Correspondence
Classical Theories of Gravity
title Enhanced conformal BMS3 symmetries
title_full Enhanced conformal BMS3 symmetries
title_fullStr Enhanced conformal BMS3 symmetries
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced conformal BMS3 symmetries
title_short Enhanced conformal BMS3 symmetries
title_sort enhanced conformal bms3 symmetries
topic Conformal and W Symmetry
Higher Spin Symmetry
Gauge-Gravity Correspondence
Classical Theories of Gravity
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2025)054
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