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combined with some other fields. The adjective "gravitational" is derived from the symmetry of a gravitational theory, namely from general covariance. A gravitational anomaly is generally synonymous with
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factor before the Lagrangian is the vielbein determinant, the variation of the quantum action renders
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polarized along the time direction. Therefore, all gravitational anomalies must cancel out.
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which readily indicates that the energy-momentum tensor has an anti-symmetric part.
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Anomalies in the usual 4 spacetime dimensions arise from triangle Feynman diagrams
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in which we denote a mean value with respect to the path integral by the bracket
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this is related to the non-conservation of the energy-momentum tensor, i.e.
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Consider a classical gravitational field represented by the vielbein
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provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject
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is symmetry under coordinate reparametrization; i.e.
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Breakdown of general covariance at the quantum level
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