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arxiv: hep-th/9112060 · v1 · submitted 1991-12-20 · ✦ hep-th

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W Gravity From Chern--Simons Theory

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keywords 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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