Anomalies, Becchi-Rouet-Stora cohomology, and effective theories

Journal Article · Mon Aug 12 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Physical Review Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.797· OSTI ID:5368152

Dixon, J A ^[1]

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1. Theory Group, Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, Texas (USA)

A survey is made of the known Becchi-Rouet-Stora (BRS) cohomology and potential anomalies in nonrenormalizable'' effective gauge theories with and without supersymmetry. The probable existence of higher-dimension Abelian anomalies is mentioned. Supersymmetric theories have complicated BRS cohomology, but at least for {ital N}=1 and {ital D}=4, it appears that this does not give rise to corresponding anomalies so long as the gauge anomalies are eliminated.

• OSTI ID: 5368152
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 67:7; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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