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Centerless BMS charge algebra

Published on:

2 May 2024

Primary Category:

High Energy Physics - Theory

Paper Authors:

Antoine Rignon-Bret,

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BMS charges from Wald-Zoupas prescription realize algebra without anomalies or central extensions

Refined covariance prescription gives improved supermomentum aspect properties

Extended BMS allows Wald-Zoupas potential given modified symplectic structure

Resulting extended BMS Noether current algebra is centerless

Extended BMS charge algebra has residual nonradiative, time-independent 2-cocycle

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Centerless BMS charge algebra

This paper shows that implementing the Wald-Zoupas prescription results in BMS charges that realize the symmetry algebra without anomalies or central extensions at any cut of future null infinity. The authors refine the covariance prescription to improve properties of charge aspects, and introduce an improved, more covariant aspect for Geroch’s supermomentum. For extended BMS symmetries allowing singular vectors, a valid Wald-Zoupas potential exists given a modified symplectic structure with a corner term. The resulting extended BMS Noether current algebra between arbitrary cuts is centerless, but charges have a residual nonradiative, time-independent 2-cocycle.

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