On the Weyl anomaly of Wilson surfaces

Abstract

We compute the Weyl anomaly for an abelian Wilson surface by using a regularization that respects the gauge invariance. We then study the loop space on which lives a one-form connection. We restrict ourselves to the subsector consisting of only circular loops, and derive a Maxwell type action on this restricted loop space.

11 pages. A discussion of a previous, presumably gauge dependent renormalization is included. Version to appear in JHEP

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