The map between conformal hypercomplex/ hyper-Kähler and quaternionic(-Kähler) geometry

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 262, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 411-457

  Bergshoeff, Eric ^a   Cucu, Sorin ^b   Wit, Tim De ^a   Gheerardyn, Jos ^b,c   Vandoren, Stefan ^d   Proeyen, Antoine Van ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 31144468292     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-005-1475-6     Document Type: Article

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