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Cancelling mod-2 anomalies by Green-Schwarz mechanism with B_(μν)

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arxiv 2411.09223 v3 pith:6B46K4H5 submitted 2024-11-14 hep-th

Cancelling mod-2 anomalies by Green-Schwarz mechanism with B_(μν)

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We study if and when mod-2 anomalies can be canceled by the Green-Schwarz mechanism with the introduction of an antisymmetric tensor field $B_{\mu\nu}$. As explicit examples, we examine $SU(2)$ and more general $Sp(n)$ gauge theories in four and eight dimensions. We find that the mod-2 anomalies of 8d $\mathcal{N}=1$ $Sp(n)$ gauge theory can be canceled, as expected from it having a string theory realization, while the mod-2 Witten anomaly of 4d $SU(2)$ and $Sp(n)$ gauge theory cannot be canceled in this manner.

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