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The Null Decomposition of Conformal Algebras
We analyze the decomposition of the enveloping algebra of the conformal
algebra in arbitrary dimension with respect to the mass-squared operator. It
emerges that the subalgebra that commutes with the mass-squared is generated by
its Poincare subalgebra together with a vector operator. The special cases of
the conformal algebras of two and three dimensions are described in detail,
including the construction of their Casimir operators.Comment: 31 page
Local twistors and the conformal field equations
This note establishes the connection between Friedrich's conformal field
equations and the conformally invariant formalism of local twistors.Comment: LaTeX2e Minor corrections of misprints et