A model for gauge theories with higgs fields

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1-69

  Ferrari, Frank ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1 N Expansion; Nonperturbative Effects; Sigma Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744516933     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/06/057     Document Type: Article

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