Generalised supersymmetry and p-brane actions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 501, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 445-468

  Hewson, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

p branes; Superspaces; Supersymmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031572099     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00370-2     Document Type: Article

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