A geometric approach to scalar field theories on the supersphere

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Schunck, A F ^a   Wainwright, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 17744364118     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1850363     Document Type: Article

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