Universal bundle for gravity, local index theorem, and covariant gravitational anomalies
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ep - t h / 93 09 02 0 v 1 3 S ep 1 99 3 LMU - TPW 93 - 16 UNIVERSAL BUNDLE FOR GRAVITY , LOCAL INDEX THEOREM , AND COVARIANT GRAVITATIONAL ANOMALIES
Consistent and covariant Lorentz and diffeomorphism anomalies are investigated in terms of the geometry of the universal bundle for gravity. This bundle is explicitly constructed and its geometrical structure will be studied. By means of the local index theorem for families of Bismut and Freed the consistent gravitational anomalies are calculated. Covariant gravitational anomalies are shown to ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mathematical Physics
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0022-2488,1089-7658
DOI: 10.1063/1.530721