We review various methods for finding exact solutions of higher spin theory in four dimensions, and survey the known exact solutions of (non)minimal Vasiliev's equations. These include instanton-like and black hole-like ...

This paper is a supplement to and extension of arXiv:1903.01399. In the internal twistor space of the 4D Vasiliev’s higher-spin gravity, we study the star-product eigenfunctions of number operators with generic complex ...

The fourth order in derivatives New Massive Gravity model NMG, describes a massive spin-2 particle in D=2+1. At the linearized level a proof of unitarity necessarily implies that the generalization to higher dimensions ...

We suggest a new spin-4 self-dual model (parity singlet) and a new spin-4 parity doublet in D=2+1. They are of higher order in derivatives and are described by a totally symmetric rank-4 tensor without extra auxiliary ...

We consider the consequences of global higher-spin symmetries in quantum field theories on a fixed de Sitter background of spacetime dimension D ≥ 3. These symmetries enhance the symmetry group associated with the isometries ...

Purpose of this paper: This paper examines the past and present of the university spin-off (USO) phenomenon by identifying research findings and synthesizing different spin-off practices from around the globe. The evolution ...

Inside a theory of gravity coupled to higher spin fields in three dimensions, the problem on the existence of black hole solutions carrying higher spin charges is studied. A consistent thermodynamic description for static ...

We propose a hybrid class of theories for higher spin gravity and matrix models, i.e., which handle simultaneously higher spin gravity fields and matrix models. The construction is similar to Vasiliev's higher spin gravity, ...

We provide a holographic description of two-dimensional dilaton gravity with Anti-de Sitter boundary conditions. We find that the asymptotic symmetry algebra consists of a single copy of the Virasoro algebra with non-vanishing ...