Diffeomorphisms, anomalies and the Fefferman-Graham ambiguity

Authors
Schwimmer, A Theisen, S
Citation
A. Schwimmer et S. Theisen, Diffeomorphisms, anomalies and the Fefferman-Graham ambiguity, J HIGH EN P, 2000(8), 2000, pp. NIL_692-NIL_708
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
ISSN journal
10298479 → ACNP
Volume
2000
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
NIL_692 - NIL_708
Database
ISI
SICI code
1029-8479(200008)2000:8<NIL_692:DAATFA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Using the Weyl transfomations induced by diffeomorphisms we set up a cohomo logical problem for the Fefferman-Graham coefficients. The cohomologically non-trivial solutions remove the ambiguity and give the non-local terms in the effective action responsible for the trace anomalies.