NOTE ON DISCRETE GAUGE ANOMALIES

被引:163
作者
BANKS, T [1 ]
DINE, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA CRUZ,SANTA CRUZ INST PARTICLE PHYS,SANTA CRUZ,CA 95064
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1992年 / 45卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.45.1424
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We consider the problem of gauging discrete symmetries. All valid constraints on such symmetries can be understood in the low-energy theory in terms of instantons. We note that string perturbation theory often exhibits global discrete symmetries, which are broken nonperturbatively.
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页码:1424 / 1427
页数:4
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