Gauged WZW models via equivariant cohomology

DOI10.1142/S0217732311035754zbMATH Open1274.81201arXiv1008.0206OpenAlexW2004566201MaRDI QIDQ2861246FDOQ2861246

Authors: Hugo García-Compeán, Pablo Paniagua 

Publication date: 12 November 2013

Published in: Modern Physics Letters A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The problem of computing systematically the gauge invariant extension of WZW term through equivariant cohomology is addressed. The analysis done by Witten in the two-dimensional case is extended to the four-dimensional ones. While Cartan's model is used to find the anomaly cancelation condition. It is shown that the Weil model is more appropriated to find the gauge invariant extension of the WZW term. In the process we point out that Weil's and Cartan's models are also useful to stress some connections with the abelian anomaly.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.0206

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zbMATH Keywords

equivariant cohomologyanomaliesWess-Zumino-Witten models

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Anomalies in quantum field theory (81T50)

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