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Lorentz invariance and the vacuum expectation value of fields with spin > 0

I had a question about Moduli space, which I was reading about here, but then I read this sentence:
"Lorentz invariance forces the vacuum expectation values of any higher spin fields to vanish."
Can someone explain how exactly this happens? Or at least suggest an exercise to carry out?
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There is a Lorentz transformation that maps a spacelike vector u  to u  . If A(x)  is a field of spin 1 with uA(0)=c  then applying the Lorentz transform we find c=c  and hence c=0  . Doing this for all spacelike vectors implies A(0)=0  , and translation invariance then gives A(x)=0  for all x  .
For other spins the argument is similar. You are welcome to try the spinor case as an exercise.
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Thanks Arnold, but can I ask two silly questions before I attempt the spinor case. Why did you choose a space-like vector to dot it with A(0)? Is this how a spin 1 field is minimised in general? – Joman Jun 8 '12 at 17:42
    
Because timelike vectors form an orbit, hence cannot be changed in their sign only using a Lorentz transformation. So one has to work with space-like vectors, where (exercise) this is possible. – Arnold Neumaier Jun 10 '12 at 10:01
    
Okay, I have too many questions now! So you used vector.vector to produce a scalar and showed this will be zero due to Lorentz invariance. What about chiral condensates where you have <ψ ¯ ψ>0  ? – Joman Jun 19 '12 at 14:13
    
@Joman: ψ ¯ ¯ ¯  ψ  is a scalar, hence you cannot apply the same argument. – Arnold Neumaier Jun 19 '12 at 15:23

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