A Note on Transverse Axial Vector and Vector Anomalies in U(1) Gauge Theories

Abstract

The transverse axial vector and vector anomalies in four-dimensional U(1) gauge theories studied in [10] is reexamined by means of perturbative methods. The absence of transverse anomalies for both axial vector and vector current is verified. We also show that the Pauli-Villars regularization and dimensional regularization give the same result on the transverse anomaly of both axial vector and vector current.

Revtex4, 8 pages, two figures. Largely revised, using the Pauli-Villars regularization instead of dimensional regularization in the main proof. Final form to be published in Physics Letters B