U duality and central charges in various dimensions revisited

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 431-492

  Andrianopoli, Laura ^a,b   D'Auria, Riccardo ^b,c   Ferrara, Sergio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^d CERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 2542536530     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X98000196     Document Type: Article

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