More on the Z-string global gauge anomaly

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Certain (3+1)-dimensional chiral non-Abelian gauge theories have been shown to exhibit a new type of global gauge anomaly, which in the hamiltonian formulation is due to the fermion zero-modes of the Z-string configuration and the corresponding spectral flow. Here, we clarify the relation between this Z-string global gauge anomaly and other anomalies in both 3+1 and 2+1 dimensions. We also point out a possible trade-off between the (3+1)-dimensional Z-string global gauge anomaly and the violation of Lorentz invariance.

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