The conformal BMS group

@article{Haco2017TheCB,
  title={The conformal BMS group},
  author={Sasha J. Haco and Stephen William Hawking and Malcolm Perry and Jacob L. Bourjaily},
  journal={Journal of High Energy Physics},
  year={2017},
  volume={2017},
  pages={1-14}
}
A bstractWe describe the conformal symmetries of asymptotically flat spacetime. These represent an extension of the BMS group that we call the conformal BMS group. Its general features are discussed. 
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