Physics

Gravitation

Spacetime

Charge (physics)

Symmetry (geometry)

Mathematics

Mathematical physics

Lorentz transformation

Graviton

Symplectic geometry

Geometry

Quantum mechanics

Minkowski space

Journal of High Energy Physics

We derive a closed-form expression of the orbit of Minkowski spacetime under arbitrary Diff$(S^2)$ super-Lorentz transformations and supertranslations. Such vacua are labelled by the superboost, superrotation and supertranslation fields. Impulsive transitions among vacua are related to the refraction memory effect and the displacement memory effect. A phase space is defined whose asymptotic symmetry group consists of arbitrary Diff$(S^2)$ super-Lorentz transformations and supertranslations. It requires a renormalization of the symplectic structure. We show that our final surface charge expressions are consistent with the leading and subleading soft graviton theorems. We contrast the leading BMS triangle structure to the mixed overleading/subleading BMS square structure.

Superboost transitions, refraction memory and super-Lorentz charge algebra