Discrete gauge anomalies and instantons

Abstract We revisit anomalous phases related to large gauge transformations, such as the Witten anomaly. The latter, known to plague d = 4 Sp(k) theories, is well-understood in terms of π 4(Sp(k)) = ℤ2, but it also has an oblique relation to the instantons, labeled by π 3(G) = ℤ, via the fermion zer...

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Main Authors: Qiang Jia, Piljin Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-08-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2024)018
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