Duality, self-duality, sources and charge quantization in abelian N-form theories

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 80-86

  Deser, S ^a   Gomberoff, A ^b   Henneaux, M ^b,c   Teitelboim, C ^b,d  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTÍFICOS CECS   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 0040745592     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-2693(97)00338-9     Document Type: Article

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