Killing spinors and SYM on curved spaces

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 11-36

  Blau, Matthias ^a  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories; Extended Supersymmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044274701     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/11/023     Document Type: Article

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