Pure spinors, free differential algebras, and the supermembrane

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 763, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-34

  Fré, Pietro ^a   Grassi, Pietro Antonio ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d CERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 33846023728     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2006.10.026     Document Type: Article

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