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For supersymmetric gauge theories with eight supercharges in four, five and six dimensions, a conserved current belongs to the linear multiplet. In the case of sixdimensional \( \mathcal{N}=\left(1,\ 0\right) \) Poincaré supersymmetry, we present a consistent deformation of the linear multiplet which describes chiral anomalies. This is achieved by developing a superform formulation for the deformed linear multiplet. In the abelian case, we compute a nonlocal effective action generating the gauge anomaly.
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Kuzenko, S.M., Novak, J. & Samsonov, I.B. The anomalous current multiplet in 6D minimal supersymmetry. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 132 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2016)132
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