Link between trivial gauge transformations and power law weak fall-offs

Let (M,g)(M,\boldsymbol{g}) be a DD-dimensional Lorentzian manifold with conformal boundary Mc\partial M_c. Let (J,M,G)(J, M, G) be an abelian gauge theory with gauge group GG and field boundary conditions JMcJ|_{\partial M_c}. Say that these boundary conditions are power law weak when the corresponding asymptotic charge at Mc\partial M_c is power law divergent. Let (J~,M,G)(\widetilde{J}, M, G) denote the dual gauge theory. Link between trivial gauge transformations and power law weak fall-offs. The dual gauge theory has trivial gauge transformations at the conformal boundary Mc\partial M_c if and only if JMcJ|_{\partial M_c} are power law weak. This proposes a general relation between duality and asymptotic boundary behaviour in abelian gauge theories, extending the preceding observation for dual pp-form theories with Coulomb fall-offs. The parser supplies no evidence resolving the claim, so its status remains open.

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Federico Manzoni, “Duality, asymptotic charges and higher form symmetries in p-form gauge theories”, arXiv:2411.05602 (2026).

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