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Two-Column Higher-Spin Massless Fields in AdS d Space

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We consider a particular class of AdS d mixed-symmetry bosonic massless fields corresponding to arbitrary two-column Young tableaux. We find unique gauge-invariant free actions and analyze the equations of motion.

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Alkalaev, K.B. Two-Column Higher-Spin Massless Fields in AdS d Space. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 140, 1253–1263 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:TAMP.0000039831.42464.83

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