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Conformally covariant differential operators: symmetric tensor fields. (English) Zbl 0912.53058

Summary: We extend previous work on conformally covariant differential operators to consider the case of second-order operators acting on symmetric traceless tensor fields. The corresponding flat space Green function is explicitly constructed and shown to be in accord with the requirements of conformal invariance.

MSC:

53Z05 Applications of differential geometry to physics
81T40 Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics