String center of mass operator and its effect on BRST cohomology

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-136

  Astashkevich, Alexander ^a   Belopolsky, Alexander ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0031524358     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02885675     Document Type: Article

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