Spectra of Higher Spin Operators on Spin 1/2 and Spin 3/2 fields

Doojin Hong
(University of Iowa)

Abstract: Let M=S1 x Sn-1 with metric Riemannian or Lorenzian and nontrivial spin structure on S1 , and Riemannian with standard spin structure on Sn-1, n even. We give explicit formulas for the spectra of the Dirac and Rarita-Schwinger operators.