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Worldsheet Weyl anomaly

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Branch of physics String theory Bosonic string theory Polyakov action String nonlinear sigma model Sigma-model beta function
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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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