Anomaly of (2,0) theories - art. no. 106006

We compute the gravitational and axial anomaly for D-type (2,0) theories re alized on N pairs of coincident M5-branes at an R-5/Z(2) orbifold fixed poi nt, We first summarize the work of Harvey, Minasian, and Moore on A-type (2 ,0) theories, and then extend it to include the effects of the orbifold fix ed point. The net anomaly inflow follows when we further take into account the consistency of the T-5/Z(2) M-theory orbifold. We deduce that the world -volume anomaly is given by NJ(8)+N(2N-1)(2N-2)p(2)/24 where J(8) is the an omaly polynomial of a free tensor multiplet and p(2) is the second Pontryag in class associated with the normal bundle. This result is in accord with I ntriligator's conjecture.