Geometric Classification of Conformal Anomalies in Arbitrary Dimensions

Details Geometric Classification of Conformal Anomalies in Arbitrary Dimensions Geometric Classification of Conformal Anomalies in Arbitrary Dimensions

1993-02-12

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9302047v1

Phys.Lett.B309:279-284,1993

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

Brandeis BRX--343, SISSA 14/93/EP

Scientific paper

10.1016/0370-2693(93)90934-A

We give a complete geometric description of conformal anomalies in arbitrary, (necessarily even) dimension. They fall into two distinct classes: the first, based on Weyl invariants that vanish at integer dimensions, arises from finite -- and hence scale-free -- contributions to the effective gravitational action through a mechanism analogous to that of the (gauge field) chiral anomaly. Like the latter, it is unique and proportional to a topological term, the Euler density of the dimension, thereby preserving scale invariance. The contributions of the second class, requiring introduction of a scale through regularization, are correlated to all local conformal scalar polynomials involving powers of the Weyl tensor and its derivatives; their number increases rapidly with dimension. Explicit illustrations in dimensions 2, 4 and 6 are provided.

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