Lower-dimensional pure-spinor superstrings

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 12, 2005, Pages 133-150

  Grassi, Pietro Antonio ^a,b,c   Wyllard, Niclas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

^c CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BRST Symmetry; Conformal Field Models in String Theory; Superspaces; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645508888     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/12/007     Document Type: Article

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