Mathai-Quillen formulation of twisted N = 4 supersymmetric gauge theories in four dimensions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 502, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 741-790

  Labastida, J M R ^a   Lozano, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Duality; Mathai Quillen formalism; Supersymmetry; Topological twist

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031556451     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00421-5     Document Type: Article

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