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High Energy Physics - Theory, hep-th
Abstract:
Using the Atiyah-Singer index theorem, we formally compute gravitational
anomalies for fermionic higher-spin fields in two, six and ten dimensions, as
well as the U(1) mixed gauge-gravitational anomaly in four dimensions. In all
cases, anomaly cancellations are found for an infinite tower of fields with
alternating chiralities.