Higher-Rank Fields and Currents

Abstract

$Sp(2M)$ invariant field equations in the space ${\cal M}_M$ with symmetric matrix coordinates are classified. Analogous results are obtained for Minkowski-like subspaces of ${\cal M}_M$ which include usual $4d$ Minkowski space as a particular case. The constructed equations are associated with the tensor products of the Fock (singleton) representation of $Sp(2M)$ of any rank ${\mathbf{r }}$. The infinite set of higher-spin conserved currents multilinear in rank-one fields in ${\cal M}_M$ is found. The associated conserved charges are supported by $({\mathbf{r }} M-\frac{{\mathbf{r }} ({\mathbf{r }} -1)}{2})-$dimensional differential forms in ${\cal M}_M$, that are closed by virtue of the rank-$2{\mathbf{r }}$ field equations. The cohomology groups $H^p(\sigma^{\mathbf{r }}_-)$ with all $p$ and ${\mathbf{r }}$, which determine the form of appropriate gauge fields and their field equations, are found both for ${\cal M}_M$ and for its Minkowski-like subspace.Comment: 27 pages; V2: Significant extension of the results to computation of all $\sigma_-$ cohomologies, 43 pages; V3: Discussion of equations in generalized Minkowski space from the perspective of usual Minkowski space and reference added, typos corrected, the journal version, 44 page