Star-Product and Massless Free Field Dynamics in AdS4AdS_4

Generic solution of free equations for massless fields of an arbitrary spin in $AdS_4$ is built in terms of the star-product algebra with spinor generating elements. A class of "plane wave" solutions is described explicitly.Comment: 12 pages, latex, no figures. v4: erroneous typos in Eqs. (3.3), (3.6), (3.7) correcte

On Sp(2M) Invariant Green Functions

Explicit form of two-point and three-point Sp(2M) invariant Green functions is found.Comment: 7 page

Currents of Arbitrary Spin in AdS3AdS_3

We study conserved currents of any integer or half integer spin built from massless scalar and spinor fields in $AdS_3$. 2-forms dual to the conserved currents in $AdS_3$ are shown to be exact in the class of infinite expansions in higher derivatives of the matter fields with the coefficients containing inverse powers of the cosmological constant. This property has no analog in the flat space and may be related to the holography of the AdS spaces.Comment: LaTeX, 11 pages, no figures; minor changes, version to appear in Phys.Lett.

Higher Spin Fields in Siegel Space, Currents and Theta Functions

Dynamics of four-dimensional massless fields of all spins is formulated in the Siegel space of complex $4\times 4$ symmetric matrices. It is shown that the unfolded equations of free massless fields, that have a form of multidimensional Schrodinger equations, naturally distinguish between positive- and negative-frequency solutions of relativistic field equations, i.e. particles and antiparticles. Multidimensional Riemann theta functions are shown to solve massless field equations in the Siegel space. We establish the correspondence between conserved higher-spin currents in four-dimensional Minkowski space and those in the ten-dimensional matrix space. It is shown that global symmetry parameters of the current in the matrix space should be singular to reproduce a nonzero current in Minkowski space. The \D-function integral evolution formulae for 4d massless fields in the Fock-Siegel space are obtained. The generalization of the proposed scheme to higher dimensions and systems of higher ranks is considered.Comment: LaTeX, 38 pages, v.3: clarifications, acknowledgements and references added, typos corrected, v.4: more comments and references added, typos corrected, the version to appear in JHE

Coordinate-Free Action for AdS3 Higher-Spin-Matter Systems

A coordinate-free action principle for the N=2 supersymmetric model of spin 0 and spin 1/2 matter fields interacting via Chern-Simons higher spin gauge fields in AdS3 is formulated in terms of star-product algebra of two oscillators. Although describing proper relativistic dynamics the action does not contain space-time coordinates. It is given by a supertrace of a forth-order polynomial in the 3d higher spin superalgebra. The theory admits a free parameter characterizing the inequivalent vacua associated with the parameter of mass m of the matter fields. For the case of the massless matter, the model has a form of the noncommutative 2d Yang-Mills theory with some infinite-dimensional gauge group. The limit m\to\infty corresponds to the SU(\infty) 2d Yang-Mills theory.Comment: LaTeX, 14 pages, no figures; revised version to be published in Phys.Lett.

Higher-Spin Theory and Space-Time Metamorphoses

Introductory lectures on higher-spin gauge theory given at 7 Aegean workshop on non-Einstein theories of gravity. The emphasis is on qualitative features of the higher-spin gauge theory and peculiarities of its space-time interpretation. In particular, it is explained that Riemannian geometry cannot play a fundamental role in the higher-spin gauge theory. The higher-spin symmetries are argued to occur at ultra high energy scales beyond the Planck scale. This suggests that the higher-spin gauge theory can help to understand Quantum Gravity. Various types of higher-spin dualities are briefly discussed.Comment: 37 pages, no figures; V2: references adde

Deformed Oscillator Algebras and Higher-Spin Gauge Interactions of Matter Fields in 2+1 Dimensions

We formulate a non-linear system of equations which describe higher-spin gauge interactions of massive matter fields in 2+1 dimensional space-time and explain some properties of the deformed oscillator algebra which underlies this formulation. In particular we show that the parameter of mass $M$ of matter fields is related to the deformation parameter in this algebra.Comment: LaTex, 12 pages, no figures; Invited talk at the International Seminar Supersymmetry and Quantum Field Theory dedicated to the memory of Dmitrij V. Volkov; Kharkov, January 1997; to appear in the proceeding

On Dual Formulation for Higher Spin Gauge Fields in (A)dSd(A)dS_d

We obtain dual actions for spin $s \geq 2$ massless fields in $(A)dS_d$ by solving different algebraic constraints in the same first-order theory. Flat space dual higher spin actions obtained by Boulanger, Cnockaert and Henneaux \cite{BH} by solving differential constraints are shown to result from our formulation in a sort of quasi-classical approximation for the flat limit. The case of $s=2$ is considered in detail.Comment: LaTeX, 13 pages, no figure

Holography of the N=1 Higher-Spin Theory on AdS4

We argue that the N=1 higher-spin theory on AdS4 is holographically dual to the N=1 supersymmetric critical O(N) vector model in three dimensions. This appears to be a special form of the AdS/CFT correspondence in which both regular and irregular bulk modes have similar roles and their interplay leads simultaneously to both the free and the interacting phases of the boundary theory. We study various boundary conditions that correspond to boundary deformations connecting, for large-N, the free and interacting boundary theories. We point out the importance of parity in this holography and elucidate the Higgs mechanism responsible for the breaking of higher-spin symmetry for subleading N.Comment: 19 page

Static BPS black hole in 4d higher-spin gauge theory

We find exact spherically symmetric solution of 4d nonlinear bosonic higher-spin gauge theory, that preserves a quarter of supersymmetries of N=2 supersymmetric 4d higher-spin gauge theory. In the weak field regime it describes $AdS_4$ Schwarzschild black hole in the spin two sector along with non-zero massless fields of all integer spins.Comment: 16 pages, no figures, A section with the analysis of global symmetries is added. It is shown that the obtained solution is static and supersymmetric. The title is changed correspondingly. Clarifications and references added. Typos related to reality conditions fixe