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W Gravity From Chern--Simons Theory
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✦ hep-th
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theorychern--simonsactionanomaliesderivedimensionaldiscussgauge
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Starting with three dimensional Chern--Simons theory with gauge group $Sl(N,R)$, we derive an action $S_{cov}$ invariant under both left and right $W_N$ transformations. We give an interpretation of $S_{cov}$ in terms of anomalies, and discuss its relation with Toda theory.
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