Instantons, symmetries and anomalies in five dimensions

Abstract All five-dimensional non-abelian gauge theories have a U(1) I global symmetry associated with instantonic particles. We describe an obstruction to coupling U(1) I to a classical background gauge field that occurs whenever the theory has a one-form center symmetry. This is a finite-order mix...

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Main Authors: Pietro Benetti Genolini, Luigi Tizzano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2021)188