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On the conformal higher spin unfolded equation for a three-dimensional self-interacting scalar field
We propose field equations for the conformal higher spin system in three
dimensions coupled to a conformal scalar field with a sixth order potential.
Both the higher spin equation and the unfolded equation for the scalar field
have source terms and are based on a conformal higher spin algebra which we
treat as an expansion in multi-commutators. Explicit expressions for the source
terms are suggested and subjected to some simple tests. We also discuss a
cascading relation between the Chern-Simons action for the higher spin gauge
theory and an action containing a term for each spin that generalizes the spin
2 Chern-Simons action in terms of the spin connection expressed in terms of the
frame field. This cascading property is demonstrated in the free theory for
spin 3 but should work also in the complete higher spin theory.Comment: v2: 20 pages, misprints corrected, footnotes adde
The algebraic structure of geometric flows in two dimensions
There is a common description of different intrinsic geometric flows in two
dimensions using Toda field equations associated to continual Lie algebras that
incorporate the deformation variable t into their system. The Ricci flow admits
zero curvature formulation in terms of an infinite dimensional algebra with
Cartan operator d/dt. Likewise, the Calabi flow arises as Toda field equation
associated to a supercontinual algebra with odd Cartan operator d/d \theta -
\theta d/dt. Thus, taking the square root of the Cartan operator allows to
connect the two distinct classes of geometric deformations of second and fourth
order, respectively. The algebra is also used to construct formal solutions of
the Calabi flow in terms of free fields by Backlund transformations, as for the
Ricci flow. Some applications of the present framework to the general class of
Robinson-Trautman metrics that describe spherical gravitational radiation in
vacuum in four space-time dimensions are also discussed. Further iteration of
the algorithm allows to construct an infinite hierarchy of higher order
geometric flows, which are integrable in two dimensions and they admit
immediate generalization to Kahler manifolds in all dimensions. These flows
provide examples of more general deformations introduced by Calabi that
preserve the Kahler class and minimize the quadratic curvature functional for
extremal metrics.Comment: 54 page
Basics of a generalized Wiman-Valiron theory for monogenic Taylor series of finite convergence radius
In this paper, we develop the basic concepts for a generalized Wiman-Valiron theory for Clifford algebra valued functions that satisfy inside an n + 1-dimensional ball the higher dimensional Cauchy-Riemann system . These functions are called monogenic or Clifford holomorphic inside the ball. We introduce growth orders, the maximum term and a generalization of the central index for monogenic Taylor series of finite convergence radius. Our goal is to establish explicit relations between these entities in order to estimate the asymptotic growth behavior of a monogenic function in a ball in terms of its Taylor coefficients. Furthermore, we exhibit a relation between the growth order of such a function f and the growth order of its partial derivatives
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