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Twistors and the massive spinning particle

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Gauge-invariant twistor variables are found for the massive spinning particle with N -extended local worldline supersymmetry, in spacetime dimensions D = 3 , 4 , 6. The twistor action is manifestly Lorentz invariant but the anticommuting spin variables appear exactly as in the non-relativistic limit. This allows a simple confirmation that the quantum N = 2 spinning particle has either spin one or spin zero, and that N > 2 is quantum inconsistent for D = 4 , 6.

Source: Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/49/2/025401

Authors: Luca Mezincescu, Alasdair J Routh, Paul K Townsend

Institutions: University of Miami, University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,951

Funder: Science and Technology Facilities Council