Chern-Simons terms as an example of the relations between mathematics and physics

Stanley Deser

Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS (1998)

  • Volume: S88, page 47-51
  • ISSN: 0073-8301

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Deser, Stanley. "Chern-Simons terms as an example of the relations between mathematics and physics." Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS S88 (1998): 47-51. <http://eudml.org/doc/104149>.

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