Cubic interactions of massless higher spins in (A)dS: Metric-like approach

Cubic interactions of higher-spin gauge fields in (A)dS(d) are studied in the metric-like approach. Making use of the traceless and transverse constraints together with the ambient-space formalism, all consistent parity-invariant cubic vertices are obtained for d >= 4 in a closed form pointing out the key role of their flat-space counterparts. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.