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Higher Spin Gauge Theory and Holography: The Three-Point Functions

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In this paper we calculate the tree level three-point functions of Vasiliev's higher spin gauge theory in AdS4 and find agreement with the correlators of the free field theory of N massless scalars in three dimensions in the O(N) singlet sector. This provides substantial evidence that Vasiliev theory is dual to the free field theory, thus verifying a conjecture of Klebanov and Polyakov. We also find agreement with the critical O(N) vector model, when the bulk scalar field is subject to the alternative boundary condition such that its dual operator has classical dimension 2.

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dS$^4$ Metamorphosis

hep-th · 2026-02-23 · conditional · novelty 7.0

Higher spin gravity path integral on S^4 glues to an Sp(N) or superconformal S^3 boundary theory, giving leading contribution 2^N with one-loop cancellations.

Topological Fields in $4d$ Higher Spin Theory

hep-th · 2026-03-09 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Topological fields in 4d higher spin theory have a finite number of degrees of freedom and admit a gauge-invariant cubic action for interactions with physical higher spin fields.

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  • Propagator identities, holographic conformal blocks, and higher-point AdS diagrams hep-th · 2019-06-20 · unverdicted · none · ref 128 · internal anchor

    The authors derive new propagator identities that yield holographic representations for 5- and 6-point global scalar conformal blocks and obtain closed-form direct-channel decompositions of a class of higher-point AdS diagrams.

  • dS$^4$ Metamorphosis hep-th · 2026-02-23 · conditional · none · ref 73 · internal anchor

    Higher spin gravity path integral on S^4 glues to an Sp(N) or superconformal S^3 boundary theory, giving leading contribution 2^N with one-loop cancellations.

  • Differential Contracting Homotopy in the Linearized 3d Higher-Spin Theory hep-th · 2025-08-15 · unverdicted · none · ref 10 · internal anchor

    Differential contracting homotopy unifies all known disentangling solutions for dynamical and topological fields in linear 3d higher-spin theory and offers an alternative derivation.

  • Topological Fields in $4d$ Higher Spin Theory hep-th · 2026-03-09 · unverdicted · none · ref 24 · internal anchor

    Topological fields in 4d higher spin theory have a finite number of degrees of freedom and admit a gauge-invariant cubic action for interactions with physical higher spin fields.