Axial and Conformal Anomalies for Arbitrary Spin in Gravity and Supergravity

We present a general algorithm for the construction of gravitational axial and conformal anomalies for fields of arbitrary spin. A variety of models is then displayed in which one or both of the anomalies vanish by cancellation. Our results are compared (and in the spin 3 2 case, contrasted) with previous calcultions.

supergravity
anomaly: axial
anomaly: conformal
symmetry: O(N)
supersymmetry: multiplet
SYMMETRY: O(4)
SYMMETRY: O(1)

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