Comparison of SO(3) and SU(2) lattice gauge theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 651, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 125-142

  de Forcrand, Philippe ^a,b   Jahn, Oliver ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0037463391     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(02)01123-9     Document Type: Article

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