Point-splitting method of the commutator anomaly of Gauss law operators

We analyze the generalized point-splitting method and Jo{close_quote}s result for the commutator anomaly. We find that certain classes of general regularization kernels satisfying integral conditions provide a {ital unique} result, which, however, {ital differs} from Faddeev{close_quote}s cohomological result. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}