Note on Discrete Gauge Anomalies
High Energy Physics - Theory
2011-09-29 v2
Abstract
We consider the probem 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 non-perturbatively.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9109045,
title = {Note on Discrete Gauge Anomalies},
author = {T. Banks and M. Dine},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9109045},
year = {2011}
}
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