Anomalies in orbifold field theories

We study the constraints on models with extra dimensions arising from local anomaly cancellation. We consider a five-dimensional field theory with a U(1) gauge field and a charged fermion, compactified on the orbifold S^1/(Z_2 x Z_2'). We show that, even if the orbifold projections remove both...

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Autores principales: Scrucca, C.A., Serone, M., Silvestrini, L., Zwirner, F.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2001
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Particle Physics - Theory
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01430-7
http://cds.cern.ch/record/521948
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author Scrucca, C.A.
Serone, M.
Silvestrini, L.
Zwirner, F.
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Serone, M.
Silvestrini, L.
Zwirner, F.
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description We study the constraints on models with extra dimensions arising from local anomaly cancellation. We consider a five-dimensional field theory with a U(1) gauge field and a charged fermion, compactified on the orbifold S^1/(Z_2 x Z_2'). We show that, even if the orbifold projections remove both fermionic zero modes, there are gauge anomalies localized at the fixed points. Anomalies naively cancel after integration over the fifth dimension, but gauge invariance is broken, spoiling the consistency of the theory. We discuss the implications for realistic supersymmetric models with a single Higgs hypermultiplet in the bulk, and possible cancellation mechanisms in non-minimal models.
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spelling cern-5219482023-03-12T06:01:38Zdoi:10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01430-7http://cds.cern.ch/record/521948engScrucca, C.A.Serone, M.Silvestrini, L.Zwirner, F.Anomalies in orbifold field theoriesParticle Physics - TheoryWe study the constraints on models with extra dimensions arising from local anomaly cancellation. We consider a five-dimensional field theory with a U(1) gauge field and a charged fermion, compactified on the orbifold S^1/(Z_2 x Z_2'). We show that, even if the orbifold projections remove both fermionic zero modes, there are gauge anomalies localized at the fixed points. Anomalies naively cancel after integration over the fifth dimension, but gauge invariance is broken, spoiling the consistency of the theory. We discuss the implications for realistic supersymmetric models with a single Higgs hypermultiplet in the bulk, and possible cancellation mechanisms in non-minimal models.We study the constraints on models with extra dimensions arising from local anomaly cancellation. We consider a five-dimensional field theory with a U(1) gauge field and a charged fermion, compactified on the orbifold S^1/(Z_2 x Z_2'). We show that, even if the orbifold projections remove both fermionic zero modes, there are gauge anomalies localized at the fixed points. Anomalies naively cancel after integration over the fifth dimension, but gauge invariance is broken, spoiling the consistency of the theory. We discuss the implications for realistic supersymmetric models with a single Higgs hypermultiplet in the bulk, and possible cancellation mechanisms in non-minimal models.We study the constraints on models with extra dimensions arising from local anomaly cancellation. We consider a five-dimensional field theory with a U(1) gauge field and a charged fermion, compactified on the orbifold S^1/(Z_2 x Z_2'). We show that, even if the orbifold projections remove both fermionic zero modes, there are gauge anomalies localized at the fixed points. Anomalies naively cancel after integration over the fifth dimension, but gauge invariance is broken, spoiling the consistency of the theory. We discuss the implications for realistic supersymmetric models with a single Higgs hypermultiplet in the bulk, and possible cancellation mechanisms in non-minimal models.We study the constraints on models with extra dimensions arising from local anomaly cancellation. We consider a five-dimensional field theory with a U (1) gauge field and a charged fermion, compactified on the orbifold S 1 /( Z 2 × Z 2 ′). We show that, even if the orbifold projections remove both fermionic zero modes, there are gauge anomalies localized at the fixed points. Anomalies naively cancel after integration over the fifth dimension, but gauge invariance is broken, spoiling the consistency of the theory. We discuss their implications for realistic supersymmetric models with a single Higgs hypermultiplet in the bulk, and possible cancellation mechanisms in non-minimal models.hep-th/0110073CERN-TH-2001-267ROMA-1325-01SISSA-77-2001-EPCERN-TH-2001-267ROMA-1-1325SISSA-2001-77-EPoai:cds.cern.ch:5219482001-10-08
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Theory
Scrucca, C.A.
Serone, M.
Silvestrini, L.
Zwirner, F.
Anomalies in orbifold field theories
title Anomalies in orbifold field theories
title_full Anomalies in orbifold field theories
title_fullStr Anomalies in orbifold field theories
title_full_unstemmed Anomalies in orbifold field theories
title_short Anomalies in orbifold field theories
title_sort anomalies in orbifold field theories
topic Particle Physics - Theory
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01430-7
http://cds.cern.ch/record/521948
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