TL;DR
This paper demonstrates the full cancellation of gauge and gravitational anomalies in M-theory, resolving previous discrepancies and discussing implications for flux quantization.
Contribution
It provides a complete anomaly cancellation proof in M-theory, incorporating boundary effects and brane contributions, and clarifies a prior discrepancy.
Findings
Anomaly cancellation is achieved with boundary and brane contributions.
A discrepancy in earlier work is resolved.
Discussion on flux quantization implications.
Abstract
We show the complete cancellation of gauge and gravitational anomalies in the M-theory of Horava and Witten using their boundary contribution, and a term coming from the existence of two and five-branes. A factor of three discrepancy noted in an earlier work is resolved. We end with a comment on flux quantization.
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