Higher Spin Field Theory : : Concepts, Methods and History. / Volume 1, : Free Theory.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
• VerfasserIn: Bengtsson, Anders,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Texts and Monographs in Theoretical Physics , Volume 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XVIII, 356 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; 1. Introduction and motivation --; 2. Notes on the history of the subject --; 3. Concepts, mathematical structures and notation --; 4. Lower spin theory --; 5. Exploring the free field theory --; 6. The light-front approach --; A. Epilogue --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110451771; 9783110696288; 9783110696271; 9783110659061; 9783110616859; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704754; 9783110704556
• ISSN: 2627-3934
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110451771
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

This monograph takes stock of the situation in higher spin gauge theories for the first time. Besides a thorough recapitulation of the field's history, it reviews the progress that has been made and offers a pedagogical introduction to the subject. Abstract approaches to the theory are offered to facilitate a conceptual rethinking of the main problems and to help see patterns hidden by heavy formalism.