Non-relativistic fields from arbitrary contracting backgrounds

preprint2015arXivOpen access

Abstract

We discuss a non-relativistic contraction of massive and massless field theories minimally coupled to gravity. Using the non-relativistic limiting procedure introduced in our previous work, we (re-)derive non-relativistic field theories of massive and massless spins 0 to 3/2 coupled to torsionless Newton-Cartan backgrounds. We elucidate the relativistic origin of the Newton-Cartan central charge gauge field mμm_μ and explain its relation to particle number conservation.

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