Cardy algebras and sewing constraints, I

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 871-912

  Kong, Liang ^a,b   Runkel, Ingo ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR MATHEMATIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70350604588     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-009-0901-6     Document Type: Article

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