Conformal invariants of the extrinsic geometry of relativistic membranes

Modern Physics Letters A

Volumn 11, Issue 35, 1996, Pages 2755-2769

  Capovilla, Riccardo ^a   Cordero, Rubén ^a   Guven, Jemal ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

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EID: 1542397036     PISSN: 02177323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217732396002757     Document Type: Article

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