Note Added to ``Proof of the Gauge Independence of the Conformal Anomaly of Bosonic String in the Sense of Kraemmer and Rebhan''

TL;DR

This paper comments on Kraemmer and Rebhan's reply to a previous critique regarding the gauge independence of the conformal anomaly in bosonic string theory, clarifying the ongoing debate.

Contribution

It provides a critical discussion and clarification on the gauge independence issue of the conformal anomaly in bosonic string theory.

Findings

Clarifies the debate on gauge independence of the conformal anomaly

Highlights key points in Kraemmer and Rebhan's reply

Reinforces the original critique's validity

Abstract

A comment is given to the reply of Kraemmer and Rebhan (hep-th/9711075) to our paper (hep-th/9710131).