TY - JOUR
T1 - Gauge and time-reparametrization invariant spin-half fields
AU - Valenzuela, Mauricio
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank J. Zanelli for useful discussions. This work was partially funded by FONDECYT Grant No. 1220862.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.
PY - 2023/6/15
Y1 - 2023/6/15
N2 - We present a fermion model characterized by an anticommuting-parameter shift symmetry. The Hamiltonian formulation exhibits a combination of first-class and second-class constraints. We derive the well-known Dirac equation by fixing the gauge in a covariant manner, enabling the fields to propagate accordingly. Notably, the model inherently possesses invariance under reparametrizations of time. Consequently, the Hamiltonian vanishes, setting it apart from the conventional framework of Dirac's theory. Furthermore, we establish a correspondence between these particles and the zero energy modes of the massless Rarita-Schwinger system, bringing forth the intriguing implication that they may describe a supergravity ground state.
AB - We present a fermion model characterized by an anticommuting-parameter shift symmetry. The Hamiltonian formulation exhibits a combination of first-class and second-class constraints. We derive the well-known Dirac equation by fixing the gauge in a covariant manner, enabling the fields to propagate accordingly. Notably, the model inherently possesses invariance under reparametrizations of time. Consequently, the Hamiltonian vanishes, setting it apart from the conventional framework of Dirac's theory. Furthermore, we establish a correspondence between these particles and the zero energy modes of the massless Rarita-Schwinger system, bringing forth the intriguing implication that they may describe a supergravity ground state.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.107.125026
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.107.125026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85163935461
SN - 2470-0010
VL - 107
JO - Physical Review D
JF - Physical Review D
IS - 12
M1 - 125026
ER -