Anomalies of QFTs from M-theory and holography
Abstract We describe a systematic way of computing the ’t Hooft anomalies for continuous symmetries of Quantum Field Theories in even dimensions that can be geometrically engineered from M5-branes. Our approach is based on anomaly inflow, and characterizes the anomaly polynomial of the QFT in terms...
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| author | Ibrahima Bah Federico Bonetti Ruben Minasian Emily Nardoni |
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| description | Abstract We describe a systematic way of computing the ’t Hooft anomalies for continuous symmetries of Quantum Field Theories in even dimensions that can be geometrically engineered from M5-branes. Our approach is based on anomaly inflow, and characterizes the anomaly polynomial of the QFT in terms of the geometric definition of the field theory. In particular, when the QFT admits a holographic dual, the topological data of the solution is sufficient to compute the anomalies of the dual field theory, including finite terms in N. We study several classes of examples in four and six dimensions, with or without known M5-brane probe configurations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8621d821818f44b39e3f97d9b6a167682025-02-09T12:06:46ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792020-01-012020115410.1007/JHEP01(2020)125Anomalies of QFTs from M-theory and holographyIbrahima Bah0Federico Bonetti1Ruben Minasian2Emily Nardoni3Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins UniversityInstitut de Physique Théorique, Université Paris SaclayMani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of CaliforniaAbstract We describe a systematic way of computing the ’t Hooft anomalies for continuous symmetries of Quantum Field Theories in even dimensions that can be geometrically engineered from M5-branes. Our approach is based on anomaly inflow, and characterizes the anomaly polynomial of the QFT in terms of the geometric definition of the field theory. In particular, when the QFT admits a holographic dual, the topological data of the solution is sufficient to compute the anomalies of the dual field theory, including finite terms in N. We study several classes of examples in four and six dimensions, with or without known M5-brane probe configurations.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2020)125Anomalies in Field and String TheoriesM-Theory |
| spellingShingle | Ibrahima Bah Federico Bonetti Ruben Minasian Emily Nardoni Anomalies of QFTs from M-theory and holography Journal of High Energy Physics Anomalies in Field and String Theories M-Theory |
| title | Anomalies of QFTs from M-theory and holography |
| title_full | Anomalies of QFTs from M-theory and holography |
| title_fullStr | Anomalies of QFTs from M-theory and holography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anomalies of QFTs from M-theory and holography |
| title_short | Anomalies of QFTs from M-theory and holography |
| title_sort | anomalies of qfts from m theory and holography |
| topic | Anomalies in Field and String Theories M-Theory |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2020)125 |
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