Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1993-12-06
Fortschr.Phys.42:611-662,1994
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
55 pages
Scientific paper
10.1002/prop.2190420703
We analize the algebraic structure of consistent and covariant anomalies in gauge and gravitational theories: using a complex extension of the Lie algebra it is possible to describe them in a unified way. Then we study their representations by means of functional determinants, showing how the algebraic solution determines the relevant operators for the definition of the effective action. Particular attention is devoted to the Lorentz anomaly: we obtain by functional methods the covariant anomaly for the spin-current and for the energy-momentum tensor in presence of a curved background. With regard to the consistent sector we are able to give a general functional solution only for $d=2$: using the characterization derived from the extended algebra, we find a continuous family of operators whose determinant describes the effective action of chiral spinors in curved space. We compute this action and we generalize the result in presence of a $U(1)$ gauge connection. Accepted for publication in Fortschritte der Physik.
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