Unfolding mixed-symmetry fields in AdS and the BMV conjecture: I. General formalism

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Boulanger, Nicolas ^a   Iazeolla, Carlo ^a,b   Sundell, Per ^a  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Field Theories in Higher Dimensions; Gauge Symmetry

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EID: 70350007783     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/07/013     Document Type: Article

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