Further comments on the background field method and gauge-invariant effective actions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 562, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 412-430

  Becchi, Carlo ^a   Collina, Renzo ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

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EID: 0033596046     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00555-6     Document Type: Article

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