An SU(2) anomaly

Edward Witten

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(82)90728-6

An SU(2) anomaly

Edward Witten

Physics

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A new restriction of fermion quantum numbers in gauge theories is derived. For instance, it is shown that an SU(2) gauge theory with an odd number of left-handed fermion doublets (and no other representations) is mathematically inconsistent.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	324-328
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	117
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(82)90728-6
State	Published - Nov 18 1982

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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