The conformal window from the worldline formalism

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 826, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 328-336

  Armoni, Adi ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 71549114153     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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