Special geometry of euclidean supersymmetry 1. Vector multiplets

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 593-665

  Cortés, Vicente ^a   Mayer, Christoph ^b   Mohaupt, Thomas ^b   Saueressig, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ HENRI POINCARÉ NANCY 1   (France)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extended Supersymmetry; Sigma Models; Space Time Symmetries; Supersymmetric Effective Theories

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EID: 23044466193     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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