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Closed Form Effective Conformal Anomaly Actions in D$\geq$4

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

I present, in any D\geq4, closed-form type B conformal anomaly effective actions incorporating the logarithmic scaling cutoff dependence that generates these anomalies. Their construction is based on a novel class of Weyl-invariant tensor operators. The only known type A actions in D\geq4 are extensions of the Polyakov integral in D=2; despite contrary appearances, we show that their nonlocality does not conflict with general anomaly requirements. They are, however, physically unsatisfactory, prompting a brief attempt at better versions.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9911129,
  title  = {Closed Form Effective Conformal Anomaly Actions in D$\geq$4},
  author = {S. Deser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9911129},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

8 pages. Improved discussion of type A actions. Some references added