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We construct the effective field theory for a single massive higher-spin particle in flat spacetime. Positivity bounds of the S-matrix force the cutoff of the theory to be well below the naive strong-coupling scale, forbid any potential and make therefore higher- derivative operators important even at low energy. As interesting application, we discuss in detail the massive spin-3 theory and show that an extended Galileon-like symmetry of the longitudinal modes, even with spin, emerges at high energy.
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Bellazzini, B., Riva, F., Serra, J. et al. Massive higher spins: effective theory and consistency. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 189 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2019)189
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