Higher-dimensional B F theories in the Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism: The BV action and generalized Wilson loops

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 591-657

  Cattaneo, Alberto S ^a   Rossi, Carlo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0035536249     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002200100484     Document Type: Article

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