Weyl anomaly in higher dimensions and Feynman rules in coordinate space

Oct, 1998
45 pages
Published in:
  • J.Math.Phys. 40 (1999) 2259-2290
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Report number:
  • US-98-07

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Abstract:
An algorithm to obtain the Weyl anomaly in higher dimensions is presented. It is based on the heat-kernel method. Feynman rules, such as the vertex rule and the propagator rule, are given in (regularized) coordinate space. Graphical calculation is introduced. The 6 dimensional scalar-gravity theory is taken as an example, and its explicit result is obtained.
  • anomaly: Weyl
  • space-time: higher-dimensional
  • heat kernel
  • Feynman graph
  • gravitation
  • field theory: scalar
  • regularization