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Local terms in the Operator Product Expansion in Superconformal Theories with extended supersymmetry are identified. Assuming a factorized structure for these terms their contributions are discussed.
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Schwimmer, A., Theisen, S. Moduli anomalies and local terms in the operator product expansion. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 110 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2018)110
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