Path-integral derivation of the superconformal anomaly for the Wess-Zumino model

Mehta, Mayank R (1991) Path-integral derivation of the superconformal anomaly for the Wess-Zumino model. In: Physical Review D – Particles and Fields, 44 (4). pp. 1228-1238.

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Abstract

Fujikawa's method of evaluating the anomalies is extended to the on-shell supersymmetric (SUSY) theories. The supercurrent and the superconformal current anomalies are evaluated for the Wess-Zumino model using the background-field formulation and heat-kernel regularization. We find that the regularized Jacobians for SUSY and superconformal transformations are finite. The results can be expressed in a form such that there is no supercurrent anomaly but a finite nonzero superconformal anomaly, in agreement with similar results obtained using other methods.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physical Review D – Particles and Fields
Publisher:	The American Physical Society
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to The American Physical Society.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2010 05:26
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2010 05:26
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/34036

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