Conformal Anomaly and Cohomology

Bonora, L.; Cotta-Ramusino, P.; Reina, C.

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(83)90169-7

Conformal Anomaly and Cohomology

L. Bonora
(
- CERN
)
,
P. Cotta-Ramusino
(
- Milan U. and
- INFN, Milan
)
,
C. Reina
(
- Milan U.
)

Mar, 1983

4 pages

Published in:

Phys.Lett.B 126 (1983) 305-308

Published: 1983

DOI:

10.1016/0370-2693(83)90169-7

Report number:

CERN-TH-3542

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Abstract: (Elsevier)

We show that the trace anomaly is a non-trivial element of a suitable cohomology group. So we extend the geometrical interpretation of anomalies previously considered in the Adler-Bell-Jackiw case.

FIELD THEORY: ANOMALY
group: Weyl
FIELD THEORY: SCALAR
TENSOR: ENERGY-MOMENTUM
INVARIANCE: CONFORMAL
TRANSFORMATION: CONFORMAL

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