Spin Current in BF Theory

Abstract

In this paper, a current that is called spin current and corresponds to the variation of the matter action in BF theory with respect to the spin connection A which takes values in Lie algebra so(3,C), in self-dual formalism is introduced. For keeping the 2-form Bi constraint (covariant derivation) DBi=0 satisfied, it is suggested adding a new term to the BF Lagrangian using a new field ψi, which can be used for calculating the spin current. The equations of motion are derived and the solutions are dicussed. It is shown that the solutions of the equations do not require a specific metric on the 4-manifold M, and one just needs to know the symmetry of the system and the information about the spin current. Finally, the solutions for spherically and cylindrically symmetric systems are found.