Global Worldsheet Anomalies from M-Theory
| dc.creator | Sparks, James | |
| dc.date | 2003-10-15 | |
| dc.date | 2004-09-13 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T10:49:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T10:49:46Z | |
| dc.description | We present an M-theory proof of the anomaly of Freed and Witten which in general shifts the quantisation law for the U(1) gauge field on a D6-brane. The derivation requires an understanding of how fields on the D6-brane lift to M-theory, together with a localisation formula which we prove using a U(1)-index theorem. We also show how the anomaly is related to the K-theory classification of Ramond-Ramond fields. In addition we discuss the M-theory origin of the D6-brane effective action, and illustrate the general arguments with a concrete example. | |
| dc.description | 25 pages; v2: minor alterations, references added; v3: various arguments clarified, mathematical background added. Published version | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0310147 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0310147 | |
| dc.identifier | JHEP0408:037,2004 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2004/08/037 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/184329 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Global Worldsheet Anomalies from M-Theory | |
| dc.type | text |