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Of course, this no-go theorem does not preclude gravitational interactions. In the spin-two case, it implies that there cannot exist any gauge-invariant energy-momentum tensor for the graviton."<​cite>​https://​arxiv.org/​abs/​1007.0435​ + - + <​blockquote>​Higher spin particles have to be coupled to conserved currents, and there are no conserved currents of high spin in quantum field theories. The only conserved currents are vector currents associated with internal symmetries, the stress-energy tensor current, the angular momentum tensor current, and the spin-3/2 supercurrent,​ for a supersymmetric theory. <​blockquote>​Higher spin particles have to be coupled to conserved currents, and there are no conserved currents of high spin in quantum field theories. The only conserved currents are vector currents associated with internal symmetries, the stress-energy tensor current, the angular momentum tensor current, and the spin-3/2 supercurrent,​ for a supersymmetric theory. This restriction on the currents constrains the spins to 0,1/2 (which do not need to be coupled to currents), spin 1 (which must be coupled to the vector currents), spin 3/2 (which must be coupled to a supercurrent) and spin 2 (which must be coupled to the stress-energy tensor). <​cite>​https://​physics.stackexchange.com/​a/​15164/​37286​ This restriction on the currents constrains the spins to 0,1/2 (which do not need to be coupled to currents), spin 1 (which must be coupled to the vector currents), spin 3/2 (which must be coupled to a supercurrent) and spin 2 (which must be coupled to the stress-energy tensor). <​cite>​https://​physics.stackexchange.com/​a/​15164/​37286​ - <​tabbox ​Student> + <​tabbox ​Concrete> * A good introduction to the theorem and its meaning can be found in "​[[http://​onlinelibrary.wiley.com/​doi/​10.1002/​andp.200810305/​epdf|The Weinberg-Witten theorem on massless particles: an essay]]"​ by Florian Loebbert * A good introduction to the theorem and its meaning can be found in "​[[http://​onlinelibrary.wiley.com/​doi/​10.1002/​andp.200810305/​epdf|The Weinberg-Witten theorem on massless particles: an essay]]"​ by Florian Loebbert + * see also [[https://​physics.stackexchange.com/​a/​15164/​37286|this great post]] by Ron Maimon * Another great discussion can be found in Schwartz'​ QFT book page 153ff. * Another great discussion can be found in Schwartz'​ QFT book page 153ff. - <​tabbox ​Researcher> + <​tabbox ​Abstract> <​blockquote>​ <​blockquote>​ Line 38: Line 35: ​ ​ - <​tabbox ​Examples> + <​tabbox ​Why is it interesting?​> + The punchline of the Weinberg-Witten theorem is that there are no interacting theories of massless particles of spin greater than 2. - --> Example1# + <​blockquote>"​The Weinberg–Witten theorem states that a massless particle of spin strictly greater than one cannot possess an energy-momentum tensor $T_{\mu \nu}$ which is both Lorentz covariant and gauge invariant. Of course, this no-go theorem does not preclude gravitational interactions. In the spin-two case, it implies that there cannot exist any gauge-invariant energy-momentum tensor for the graviton."<​cite>https://​arxiv.org/​abs/​1007.0435 - + - + - <-- + - + - --> Example2:# + - + - + - <-- + - + - +