The minimal unitary representation of E8(8)

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1-24

  Gunaydin M ^a   Koepsell, K ^b   Nicolai, H ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

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EID: 79551480683     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/atmp.2001.v5.n5.a3     Document Type: Article

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