 Ward identity contact terms

Localizing an infinitesimal symmetry inside a normalized path integral turns current conservation into a distributional identity. The variation of each inserted field contributes a delta function at that insertion. The displayed sign uses $\delta S=-\int ({\partial }_{\mu }{ϵ}^a)j_a^{\mu }$; the opposite current convention reverses the left side. Measure anomalies or noninvariant boundary states can add terms.