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Deser, S.

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On the breakdown of asymptotic Poincare invariance in D = 3 Einstein gravity

It is shown through a series of calculations that neither momentum nor boosts are definable for finite energy solutions of Einstein gravity in D = 3. The contrast between the effects of Lorentz transformations on the corresponding metrics for D = 3 and D = 4 gravity is demonstrated, and some comparisons with the vector gauge treatment of the problem are offered.

Deser, S.↗

Static solutions in D = 3 Einstein-Maxwell theory

The spacetime generated by a massive point charge in Einstein-Maxwell theory at three spacetime dimensions is obtained. Some of its properties include infinite total energy due to the slow fall off of the electric field, and necessary vanishing of the particle's charge if its mechanical mass is sufficient to close up space. Although g sub 00 vanishes on a coordinate circle, there is no event (but only a Killing) horizon and the curvature invariants are finite except at the source and at infinity. There are no static multi-charge solutions.

Deser, S.↗

Inconsistency of topologically massive hypergravity

The coupled topologically massive spin-5/2 gravity system in D = 3 dimensions whose kinematics represents dynamical propagating gauge invariant massive spin-5/2 and spin-2 excitations, is shown to be inconsistent, or equivalently, not locally hypersymmetric. In contrast to D = 4, the local constraints on the system arising from failure of the fermionic Bianchi identities do not involve the 'highest spin' components of the field, but rather the auxiliary spinor required to construct a consistent massive model.

Aragone, C.↗