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Raw current, surface term, and complete Ward defect

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Pair vector distributions against covectors and define

(K^{*} J)^{ν} = - 2 \partial_{μ} J^{μν}, (D^{*} a)^{μν} = - \partial^{(μ} a^{ν)} + \frac{1}{2} η^{μν} \partial_{α} a^{α} .

Direct differentiation gives $K^{*} D^{*} a = □ a$ .

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$(K^{*} J)^{ν} = - 2 \partial_{μ} J^{μν}, (D^{*} a)^{μν} = - \partial^{(μ} a^{ν)} + \frac{1}{2} η^{μν} \partial_{α} a^{α} .$

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