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The relation between symmetries and anomalies is discussed, with particular emphasis on the rôle of the group action. The action of the full gauge group on the space of gauge potentials is investigated in connection with chiral anomalies in gauge theories. This allows the treatment of all gauge anomalies within the framework of the Atiyah-Singer Index Theorems.
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Papadopoulos, N.A. (1991). The Rôle of Stratification in Anomalies. In: Debrus, J., Hirshfeld, A.C. (eds) Geometry and Theoretical Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76353-3_7
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