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We aim at formulating a higher-spin gravity theory around AdS2 relevant for holography. As a first step, we investigate its kinematics by identifying the low-dimensional cousins of the standard higher-dimensional structures in higher-spin gravity such as the singleton, the higher-spin symmetry algebra, the higher-rank gauge and matter fields, etc. In particular, the higher-spin algebra is given here by [λ] and parameterized by a real parameter λ. The singleton is defined to be a Verma module of the AdS2 isometry subalgebra so (2, 1) ⊂ [λ] with conformal weight \( \Delta =\frac{1\pm \lambda }{2}. \) On the one hand, the spectrum of local modes is determined by the Flato-Fronsdal theorem for the tensor product of two such singletons. It is given by an infinite tower of massive scalar fields in AdS2 with ascending masses expressed in terms of λ. On the other hand, the higher-spin fields arising through the gauging of [λ] algebra do not propagate local degrees of freedom. Our analysis of the spectrum suggests that AdS2 higher-spin gravity is a theory of an infinite collection of massive scalars with fine-tuned masses, interacting with infinitely many topological gauge fields. Finally, we discuss the holographic CFT1 duals of the kinematical structures identified in the bulk.
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Alkalaev, K., Bekaert, X. Towards higher-spin AdS2/CFT1 holography. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 206 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2020)206
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