Worldsheet Weyl anomaly

ID: worldsheet-weyl-anomaly

Worldsheet Weyl anomaly by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-28 Updated 2026-10-06
A worldsheet Weyl anomaly is the quantum failure of the gauge-fixed string path integral to remain invariant under a Weyl transformation. Its local coefficients are the sigma-model beta functions, while its constant part is controlled by the total central charge.

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