Superconformal symmetry and correlation functions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 559, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 455-501

  Park, Jeong Hyuck ^a  

^a Korea Institute for Advanced Study   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Correlation functions; Selection rule; Superconformal symmetry; Superconformally covariant differential operators

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033581519     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00432-0     Document Type: Article

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