On short and semi-short representations for four-dimensional superconformal symmetry

Annals of Physics

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-89

  Dolan, F A ^a   Osborn, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BPS; Superconformal symmetry; Supermultiplets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042762664     PISSN: 00034916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4916(03)00074-5     Document Type: Article

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