Kinematic sum rules for trace anomalies

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1-22

  Anselmi, Damiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conformal and W Symmetry; Renormalization Regularization and Renormalons

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EID: 0346830339     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/11/033     Document Type: Article

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