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Path-integral derivation of the superconformal anomaly for the Wess-Zumino model

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
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  1. Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012 (India)
Fujikawa's method of evaluating the anomalies is extended to the on-shell supersymmetric (SUSY) theories. The supercurrent and the superconformal current anomalies are evaluated for the Wess-Zumino model using the background-field formulation and heat-kernel regularization. We find that the regularized Jacobians for SUSY and superconformal transformations are finite. The results can be expressed in a form such that there is no supercurrent anomaly but a finite nonzero superconformal anomaly, in agreement with similar results obtained using other methods.
OSTI ID:
5220255
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 44:4; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English