Cabled Wilson loops in BF theories

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 3684-3703

  Cattaneo, Alberto S ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030495722     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.531595     Document Type: Article

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