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On a New Method for Computing Trace Anomalies

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-11-01 v1

Abstract

I describe a new method for computing trace anomalies in quantum field theories which makes use of path-integrals for particles moving in curved spaces. After presenting the main ideas of the method, I discuss how it is connected to the first quantized approach of particle theory and to heat kernel techniques. (Talk given at Journees Relativistes '93).

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9308041,
  title  = {On a New Method for Computing Trace Anomalies},
  author = {Fiorenzo Bastianelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9308041},
  year   = {2010}
}

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4 pages, LaTeX, USITP-93-17