Geometric second order field equations for general tensor gauge fields

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 385-410

  De Medeiros, Paul ^a   Hull, Christopher M ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential and Algebraic Geometry; Field Theories in Higher Dimensions; Gauge Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044490313     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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