Colourful Poincaré symmetry, gravity and particle actions

Joaquim Gomis, Euihun Joung, Axel Kleinschmidt, Karapet Mkrtchyan

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Abstract

We construct a generalisation of the three-dimensional Poincaré algebra that also includes a colour symmetry factor. This algebra can be used to define coloured Poincaré gravity in three space-time dimensions as well as to study generalisations of massive and massless free particle models. We present various such generalised particle models that differ in which orbits of the coloured Poincaré symmetry are described. Our approach can be seen as a stepping stone towards the description of particles interacting with a non-abelian background field or as a starting point for a worldline formulation of an associated quantum field theory.

Original languageEnglish
Article number47
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2021
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2021

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Keywords

  • Global Symmetries
  • Space-Time Symmetries

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