Barbero, J. FernandoSánchez Villaseñor, Eduardo Jesús2016-09-062016-09-062001Barbero, G. J. F., & Villaseñor, E. J. S. (2001). Quadratic s -form field actions with semi-bounded energy. Nuclear Physics B, 600(2), 423-449.0550321318731562http://hdl.handle.net/11268/5718We give in this paper a partial classification of the consistent quadratic gauge actions that can be written in terms of s-form fields. This provides a starting point to study the uniqueness of the Yang-Mills action as a deformation of Maxwell-like theories. We also show that it is impossible to write kinetic 1-form terms that can be consistently added to other 1-form actions such as tetrad gravity in four space-time dimensions even in the presence of a Minkowskian metric background.engReconocimiento 4.0 Internacionalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es_ESjournal article10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00059-1open accessFísica nuclearAstrofísicaFísica nuclearAstrofísica