Four-dimensional higher-derivative supergravity and spontaneous supersymmetry breaking

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 476, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 175-199

  Hindawi, Ahmed ^a   Ovrut, Burt A ^a   Waldram, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030599124     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(96)00281-7     Document Type: Article

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