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Tensor formulation of spin-1 and spin-2 fields

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Spin projection operators which constitute a resolution of the identity in the space of second rank tensor wave functions are constructed. These projectors are then used to establish Lagrangian quantum field theories for free massive particles with spin-1 (two equivalent formulations) and spin-2.

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, England

    A. J. Macfarlane & W. Tait

  2. Institut Henri Poincaré, 11 Rue Pierre Curie F-75 Paris Ve, France

    W. Tait

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Macfarlane, A.J., Tait, W. Tensor formulation of spin-1 and spin-2 fields. Commun.Math. Phys. 24, 211–224 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01877713

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