Chiral anomalies and the generalised index theorem
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics A: General Physics
- Vol. 17 (14) , L811-L817
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/17/14/016
Abstract
Shows that the generalised Atiyah-Singer index theorem (1968), describes not only the U(1) anomaly but also the non-Abelian anomaly. These anomalies are determined in arbitrary even dimensions without ambiguity of coefficients. The index theorem reveals new kinds of anomalies. The relationship between these anomalies and the topology of Yang-Mills fields is discussed.Keywords
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