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Algebraic study of chiral anomalies†

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The algebraic structure of chiral anomalies ismade globally valid on non-trivial bundles by the introduction of a fixed background connection. Some of the techniques used in the study of the anomaly are improved or generalized, including a systematic way of generating towers of ‘descent equations’.

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  1. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    JUAN MAÑES & BRUNO ZUMINO

  2. LAPP, Annecy-le-Vieux, France

    RAYMOND STORA

  3. Center for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    BRUNO ZUMINO

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† Reproduced with kind permission from Springer Science+Business Media: Algebraic study of chiral anomalies, Juan Mañes, Raymond Stora and Bruno Zumino, Communications in Mathematical Physics 102, 157–174 (1985) Springer-Verlag. Even though at variance with normal Pramana policy, we are proud to reproduce this article of exceptional quality and lasting scientific value. It marks a milestone in the joint work of Raymond Stora and B Zumino, addressing issues on symmetries in gauge theories.

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MAÑES, J., STORA, R. & ZUMINO, B. Algebraic study of chiral anomalies† . Pramana - J Phys 78, 907–925 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-012-0316-3

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