Massless higher spins and holography

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 644, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 303-370

  Sezgin, E ^a   Sundell, P ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0037064457     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(02)00739-3     Document Type: Article

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