 Global anomaly (source code)

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= Global anomaly
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A global anomaly obstructs invariance of a quantum theory under a topologically nontrivial symmetry transformation even when infinitesimal local anomaly tests vanish. The <Witten SU(2) anomaly> is one example; global gravitational anomalies are another class.

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