Lattice sigma models with exact supersymmetry

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1037-1060

  Catterall, Simon ^a   Ghadab, Sofiane ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extended Supersymmetry; Lattice Quantum Field Theory; Sigma Models; Topological Field Theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044515233     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/05/044     Document Type: Article

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