Trace anomaly for a conformal 2D vector field model

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Samuel W. P., Shapiro, Ilya L.
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author Oliveira, Samuel W. P.
Shapiro, Ilya L.
author_facet Oliveira, Samuel W. P.
Shapiro, Ilya L.
contents The trace anomaly and anomaly-induced action are evaluated for the two-dimensional $2D$ vector theory with classical conformal symmetry. Implementing local conformal symmetry while preserving the gauge invariance requires either giving up locality of the classical action or, equivalently, introducing an auxiliary scalar field. The two-dimensional limit in such a theory is singular. However, in the dimensional regularization, the limit $D \to 2$ in the one-loop divergence is smooth. As a result, we arrive at the expression for anomaly, which has a rich general structure, typical for the dimensions $D \geq 4$. For comparison and completeness, we also evaluate anomalies for conformal scalar and fermions, also in the presence of auxiliary external scalars.
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spellingShingle Trace anomaly for a conformal 2D vector field model
Oliveira, Samuel W. P.
Shapiro, Ilya L.
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
81T50, 81T20, 81T40, 83C47
The trace anomaly and anomaly-induced action are evaluated for the two-dimensional $2D$ vector theory with classical conformal symmetry. Implementing local conformal symmetry while preserving the gauge invariance requires either giving up locality of the classical action or, equivalently, introducing an auxiliary scalar field. The two-dimensional limit in such a theory is singular. However, in the dimensional regularization, the limit $D \to 2$ in the one-loop divergence is smooth. As a result, we arrive at the expression for anomaly, which has a rich general structure, typical for the dimensions $D \geq 4$. For comparison and completeness, we also evaluate anomalies for conformal scalar and fermions, also in the presence of auxiliary external scalars.
title Trace anomaly for a conformal 2D vector field model
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
81T50, 81T20, 81T40, 83C47
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16596