Functorial QFT, gauge anomalies and the Dirac determinant bundle

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 567-605

  Mickelsson, Jouko ^a   Scott, Simon ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035373767     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002200100429     Document Type: Article

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