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The existence of unitary representations for the special Conformal Group, is investigated for free fields in any dimension, and the connection between the correct transformation properties of the fields and weak conformal invariance pointed out.

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  1. Dept. de Fisica, Puc, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    J. A. Swieca & A. H. Völkel

  2. Abteilung Mathematik, P. H. Berlin, Malteserstr. 74-100, D-1000, Berlin 46, Germany

    A. H. Völkel

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  1. J. A. Swieca
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Partially supported by the Brazilian National Research Council, and K.F.A. Jülich, Germany.

On leave of absence from University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld (Germany).

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Swieca, J.A., Völkel, A.H. Remarks on conformal invariance. Commun.Math. Phys. 29, 319–342 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01646134

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