Frame-Like Action and Unfolded Formulation for Massive Higher-Spin Fields

D. S. Ponomarev; M. A. Vasiliev

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2010.06.007

paper

Frame-Like Action and Unfolded Formulation for Massive Higher-Spin Fields

arXiv:1001.0062 · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2010.06.007

Abstract

Unfolded equations of motion for symmetric massive bosonic fields of any spin in Minkowski and (A)dS spaces are presented. Manifestly gauge invariant action for a spin $s \geq 2$ massive field in any dimension is constructed in terms of gauge invariant curvatures.

36 pages, 3 figures; added references, corrected typos, minor changes.