Parity Anomaly - The Anomaly in 3-dimensions

The Anomaly in 3-dimensions

Consider a classically parity-invariant gauge theory whose gauge group G has dual coxeter number h in 3-dimensions. Include n Majorana fermions which transform under a real representation of G. This theory naively suffers from an ultraviolet divergence. If one includes a gauge-invariant regulator then the quantum parity invariance of the theory will be broken if h and n are odd.

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