New topological terms in gauge invariant actions

B. de Wit; C. M. Hull; M. Roček

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(87)90573-9

New topological terms in gauge invariant actions

B. de Wit
, C. M. Hull
, M. Roček

Institute for Theoretical Physics

Utrecht University
University of Cambridge

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Abstract

For gauge theories of nonsemisimple gauge groups, we construct a new class of gauge invariant terms in even space-time dimensions involving nontrivial Lie algebra cohomology classes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	233-238
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	184
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(87)90573-9
State	Published - Jan 29 1987

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