Gravitational topological quantum field theory versus N = 2 D = 8 supergravity and its lift to N = 1 D = 11 supergravity

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 989-1011

  Baulieu, Laurent ^a,b  

^a LPTHE   (France)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BRST Symmetry; Space Time Symmetries; Supergravity Models; Topological Field Theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044441758     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/04/044     Document Type: Article

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