Generating Lie and gauge free differential (super)algebras by expanding Maurer-Cartan forms and Chern-Simons supergravity

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 662, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 185-219

  de Azcarraga J A ^a   Izquierdo, J M ^b   Picón, Moises ^a   Varela, Oscar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

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EID: 0037677919     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(03)00342-0     Document Type: Article

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