Local systems of vertex operators, vertex superalgebras and modules

Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-195

  Li, Hai Sheng ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030578141     PISSN: 00224049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-4049(95)00079-8     Document Type: Article

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