# gauge anomaly

> anomaly which breaks a gauge symmetry and thereby prevents a quantum gauge theory from existing

**Wikidata**: [Q5527630](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5527630)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauge_anomaly)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gauge-anomaly


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)