Weyl transformations and trace anomalies in N=1, D=4 supergravities

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2013, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Bonora, L ^a,b   Giaccari, S ^a,b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anomalies in Field and String Theories; Conformal and W Symmetry; Supergravity Models; Superspaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884563644     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP08(2013)116     Document Type: Article

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