Gauge couplings calculated from multiple point criticality yield α-1 = 137 ± 9: at last, the elusive case of U(1)

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 3313-3385

  Bennett, D L ^a   Nielsen, H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 0346581592     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X9900155X     Document Type: Article

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