Spinorial description for Lorentzian $$ \mathfrak{hs} $$-IKKT

Abstract

Abstract We introduce a novel spinorial description for the higher-spin gauge theory induced by the IKKT matrix model on an FLRW spacetime with Lorentzian signature, called Lorentzian $$ \mathfrak{hs} $$ hs -IKKT theory. The new description is based on Weyl spinors transforming under the space-like isometry subgroup SL(2, ℂ) of the structure group SO(2, 4) ≃ SU(2, 2). It allows us to exploit the full power of the spinor formalism in Lorentzian signature, in contrast to a previous formalism based on the compact subgroup SU(2)L × SU(2)R of SU(2, 2). Some cubic vertices of the Yang-Mills sector and the corresponding scattering amplitudes are computed. We observe that the n-point (for n ≥ 4) tree-level amplitudes are typically non-trivial on-shell, but exponentially suppressed in the late-time regime. While Lorentz invariance of the higher-spin amplitudes is not manifest, it is expected to be restored by higher-spin gauge invariance.