Quantum conformal algebras and closed conformal field theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 554, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 415-436

  Anselmi, Damiano ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Composite operators; Conformal field theory; Current algebra; Higher spin fields; Operator product expansion; Quantum field theory; Renormalization; Renormalization group; Supersymmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033538802     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00300-4     Document Type: Article

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