Hamiltonian interpretation of anomalies
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A family of quantum systems parametrized by the points of a compact space can realize its classical symmetries via a new kind of nontrivial ray representation. We show that this phenomenon in fact occurs for the quantum mechanics of fermions in the presence of background gauge fields, and is responsible for both the nonabelian anomaly and Witten's SU(2) anomaly. This provides a hamiltonian interpretation of anomalies: in the affected theories Gauss' law cannot be implemented. The analysis clearly shows why there are no further obstructions corresponding to higher spheres in configuration space, in agreement with a recent result of Atiyah and Singer.
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