Harmonic superpotentials and symmetries in gauge theories with eight supercharges

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 554, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 365-390

  Zupnik, Boris ^a  

^a JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Grassmann analyticity; Harmonic superspace; Prepotential; Superpotential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033538755     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00267-9     Document Type: Article

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