Conjecture on conformal-gravity observables and the inclusion of Einstein observables

Let d4d4gd4d4_g and d4d4d4d4 denote the linearized conformal-gravity and general-relativity theories, respectively, and let d4d0bscl(,d4d4)d4d0\mathrm{bs}^{\mathrm{cl}}(-,d4d4) denote their classical observables on d4d0d0cd4d0d0c. Conformal-gravity observables conjecture. The observables Obscl(,d4d4)\mathrm{Obs}^{\mathrm{cl}}(-,d4d4) of linearized conformal gravity define a time-orderable and Cauchy constant prefactorization algebra on Loc\mathbf{Loc}. Moreover, there is an inclusion

Obscl(,d4d4)Obscl(,d4d4)\mathrm{Obs}^{\mathrm{cl}}(-,d4d4) \hookrightarrow \mathrm{Obs}^{\mathrm{cl}}(-,d4d4)

of the observables of linearized general relativity into those of linearized conformal gravity. This is expected to follow if the underlying cochain complex for conformal gravity is Green hyperbolic; that Green hyperbolicity remains an outstanding question.

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Filip Dul, “Factorization Algebras for Linearized Gravity”, arXiv:2509.21458 (2025).

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