w(1+infinity) in 4D Gravity
PIRSA ID:
22120012
Series:
Quantum Fields & String Seminars
Event Type:
Seminar
Scientific Area(s):
Quantum Fields and Strings
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In this talk, I will show that the action of soft graviton operators generates a w(1+infinity) symmetry in gravitational theories minimally coupled to massless and massive scalar matter in 4D asymptotically flat spacetimes. I will discuss how the symmetry action follows from an infinite tower of soft graviton theorems in momentum space. By generalizing the previous analyses of w(1+infinity) symmetry in massless amplitudes, these results clarify that the symmetry emerges in 4D asymptotically flat gravitational theories without any additional technical ingredients. This talk is based on a forthcoming paper with Monica Pate.
Zoom link: https://pitp.zoom.us/j/91448920819?pwd=cFY0L1JPVFF2bDUwc3JiVlRlbE5ldz09