Perspectives on anomaly resolution

DOI10.1007/JHEP07(2023)183MaRDI QIDQ6055790zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Thomas Vandermeulen

Publication date 29 September 2023

Published in Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.07360

zbMATH Keywords

anomalies in field and string theoriesdiscrete symmetriesglobal symmetries

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum theory (81-XX)

Abstract: We examine in detail the process of resolving 't Hooft anomalies by extending the symmetry of a theory. Specifically, we interpret the ingredients of existing prescriptions for anomaly resolution as the addition of topological operators with designated mixed anomalies, which can be interpreted as coupling our original field theory to a topological one. We show that, upon gauging, the presence of such mixed anomalies leads to a modified version of the original symmetry which now acts on the newly introduced operators, allowing for an overall anomaly-free action. We also show that the original, anomalous symmetry remains present in the theory. This analysis is applied to anomaly-resolving extensions by both ordinary and higher-form symmetries, leading to related but qualitatively distinct stories.

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• Introduction to Anomalies
• A Modern Point of View on Anomalies

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