Background independence and the Adler-Bardeen theorem
arXiv:2209.02393 · doi:10.1007/s00023-023-01368-0
Abstract
We prove that for renormalizable Yang-Mills gauge theory with arbitrary compact gauge group (of at most a single abelian factor) and matter coupling, the absence of gauge anomalies can be established at the one-loop level. This proceeds by relating the gauge anomaly to perturbative agreement, which formalizes background independence.
arXiv commentv2: final version
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