Anomaly Cancellation Condition in Abelian Lattice Gauge Theories
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We analyze the general solution of the Wess-Zumino consistency condition in abelian lattice gauge theories, without taking the classical continuum limit. We find that, if the anomaly density is a local pseudo-scalar field on the lattice, the non-trivial anomaly is always proportional to the anomaly coefficient in the continuum theory. The possible extension of this result to non-abelian theories is briefly discussed. PACS numbers: 11.15.Ha, 11.30.Rd
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تاریخ انتشار 1999