Localized fermions and anomaly inflow via deconstruction
Published
Journal Article
We study fermion localization in gauge theory space. We consider four-dimensional product gauge groups in which light chiral fermions transform under different gauge factors of the product group. This construction provides a suppression of higher dimensional operators. For example, it can be used to suppress dangerous proton decay operators. The anomalies associated with the light chiral fermions are compensated by Wess-Zumino terms, which in the continuum limit reproduce the five-dimensional Chern-Simons term. © 2002 The American Physical Society.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Skiba, W; Smith, D
Published Date
- January 1, 2002
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 65 / 9
Start / End Page
- 7 -
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1550-2368
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1550-7998
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.095002
Citation Source
- Scopus