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Q1) I have heard "continuous-spin particles (CSPs) theory." (also continuous spin representation, continuous spin systems etc.). What can it explain (what special properties it has while other theories cannot)? What can continuous spin explain in physics while discrete spin cannot? Or vice versa? (=What can discrete spin explain in physics while continuous spin cannot?) Why some are motivated to investigate this? What are the unique properties or advantages of CSPs theory/model? CSPs are required to explain which physical processes? Which physical processes absolutely require CSPs to be fully explained? Q2) Does Quantum Field Theory (QFT) only use "discrete spin" in its framework? If so, why? Can CSPs explain processes/phenomena that QFT cannot? If so, what and why? Q3) Higher spin theory -> motivation for explaining what physical mechanism? for what phenomenon/properties in physics? What can Higher spin theory explain (what are the unique properties/points of this theory that other theories cannot have)? or What are the investigators hoping to explain possibly by this theory?
Re: What can continuous-spin particles explain? or higher spin can? motivation?
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