We formulate an algebraic criterion for the presence of global anomalies on globally hyperbolic space-times in the framework of locally covariant field theory. We discuss some consequences and check that it reproduces the well-known global SU(2) anomaly in four space-time dimensions.
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Schenkel, A., & Zahn, J. (2017). Global Anomalies on Lorentzian Space-Times. Annales Henri Poincare, 18(8), 2693–2714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-017-0590-1
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