Special quantum field theories in eight and other dimensions

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 149-175

  Baulieu, Laurent ^a   Kanno, Hiroaki ^b   Singer, I M ^c  

^a LPTHE   (France)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0032474120     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002200050353     Document Type: Article

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