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The chiral algebra of the symmetric product orbifold of a single-boson CFT corresponds to a “higher spin square” algebra in the large N limit. In this note, we show that a symmetrized collection of N bosons defines a similar structure that we refer to as the higher spin rectangle algebra. We explore the relation of this algebra to the higher spin square algebra. The existence of such a truncated algebra hints at bulk theories interpolating between Vasiliev higher spin theory and string theory.
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Sharma, M. The higher spin rectangle. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 73 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2018)073
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