Abstract
Recently spatially localized anomalies have been considered in higher-dimensional field theories. The question of the quantum consistency and stability of these theories needs further discussion. Here we would like to investigate what string theory might teach us about theories with localized anomalies. We consider the Z 3 orbifold of the heterotic E 8×E′ 8 theory, and compute the anomaly of the gaugino in the presence of Wilson lines. We find an anomaly localized at the fixed points, which depends crucially on the local untwisted spectra at those points. We show that non-Abelian anomalies cancel locally at the fixed points for all Z 3 models with or without additional Wilson lines. At various fixed points different anomalous U(1)'s may be present, but at most one at a given fixed point. It is in general not possible to construct one generator which is the sole source of the anomalous U(1)'s at the various fixed points.
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