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We compute all possible anomalous terms in quantum gauge theory in the natural class of polynomials of differential forms. By using the appropriate cohomological and algebraic methods, we do it for all dimensions of spacetime and all structure groups with reductive Lie algebras.
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Dubois-Violette, M., Talon, M. & Viallet, C.M. B.R.S. algebras. Analysis of the consistency equations in gauge theory. Commun.Math. Phys. 102, 105–122 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01208822
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