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arxiv: hep-th/9611024 · v2 · submitted 1996-11-05 · ✦ hep-th

Higher-Spin Gauge Theories in Four, Three and Two Dimensions

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We review the theory of higher-spin gauge fields in four and three space-time dimensions and present some new results on higher-spin gauge interactions of matter fields in two dimensions.

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