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Carroll Fermions

Year: 2023

Type: preprint

Abstract: Using carefully chosen projections, we consider different Carroll limits of relativistic Dirac fermions in any spacetime dimensions. These limits define Carroll fermions of two types: electric and magnetic. The latter type transforms as a reducible but indecomposable representation of the Carroll group. We also build action principles for all Carroll fermions we introduce; in particular, in even dimensions we provide an action principle for a minimal magnetic Carroll fermion, having the same number of components as a Dirac spinor. We then explore the coupling of these fermions to magnetic Carroll gravity in both its first-order and second-order formulations.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2312.00745

Authors: Bergshoeff, Eric A., Campoleoni, Andrea, Fontanella, Andrea, Mele, Lea, Rosseel, Jan

Institutions: University of Groningen, University of Mons, Perimeter Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ruđer Bošković Institute

Language: English

Topic: Relativity and Gravitational Theory

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Environmental Research and Education Foundation, Government of Canada, Science Foundation Ireland, Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Institut Périmètre de physique théorique, Ministry of Colleges and Universities

Awards: G1320012333, G5089555900, G6952470591

OpenAlex ID: W4389326233

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