Generalized complex geometry, generalized branes and the Hitchin sigma model

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 3, 2005, Pages 485-517

  Zucchini, Roberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BRST Symmetry; Differential and Algebraic Geometry; Sigma Models; Topological Field Theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 27344450042     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/03/022     Document Type: Article

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