Reducible higher-spin multiplets in flat and AdS spaces and their geometric frame-like formulation

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 809, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 110-157

  Sorokin, D P ^a   Vasiliev, M A ^b  

^a SEZIONE DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Higher spin field theory; String theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549113515     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2008.09.042     Document Type: Article

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