{
  "id": "1603.06273",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2016-03-20T21:32:17.000Z",
  "updated": "2016-03-20T21:32:17.000Z",
  "title": "On quantum corrections in higher-spin theory in flat space",
  "authors": [
    "Dmitry Ponomarev",
    "Arkady A. Tseytlin"
  ],
  "comment": "33 pages",
  "categories": [
    "hep-th"
  ],
  "abstract": "We consider an interacting theory of an infinite tower of massless higher-spin fields in flat space with cubic vertices and their coupling constants found previously by Metsaev. We compute the one-loop bubble diagram part of the self-energy of the spin 0 member of the tower by summing up all higher-spin loop contributions. We find that the result contains an exponentially UV divergent part and we discuss how it could be cancelled by a tadpole contribution depending on yet to be determined quartic interaction vertex. We also compute the tree-level four-scalar scattering amplitude due to all higher-spin exchanges and discuss its inconsistency with the BCFW constructibility condition. We comment on possible relation to similar computations in AdS background in connection with AdS/CFT.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2016-03-20T21:32:17.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "flat space",
      "higher-spin theory",
      "quantum corrections",
      "one-loop bubble diagram part",
      "exponentially uv divergent part"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 33,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2016arXiv160306273P",
      "inspire": 1430933
    }
  }
}