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Anomaly extraction from the path integral

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Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

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Fujikawa's recently proposed derivation of the anomaly from the path integral is examined. It is attempted to give a better understanding of his work. In particular, evasions of his result are discussed; for example it is shown how chiralU(1) axial invariance can be maintained by employing a gauge variant regularization prescription. A brief connection with the point-splitting method is also made.

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    G. A. Christos

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Address after 1 February 1983: Department of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, P.O.B. 4, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600, Australia

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Christos, G.A. Anomaly extraction from the path integral. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 18, 155–162 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01572478

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