Anomalies and odd dimensions

L. Alvarez-Gaumé; S. Della Pietra; G. Moore

doi:10.1016/0003-4916(85)90383-5

Anomalies and odd dimensions

L. Alvarez-Gaumé
, S. Della Pietra
, G. Moore

Simons Center for Geometry & Physics

Harvard University

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Abstract

The parity-violating effective action for theories of fermions coupled to external gauge and gravitational fields in odd dimensions is computed exactly. This action is then used to compute gauge and gravitational anomalies in even dimensions. This derivation of the anomalies elucidates the relation of covariant to consistent anomalies as well as the relation between the Abelian anomaly and the non-Abelian anomaly in two lower dimensions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	288-317
Number of pages	30
Journal	Annals of Physics
Volume	163
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4916(85)90383-5
State	Published - Sep 1985

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