Benign vs. malicious ghosts in higher-derivative theories

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Publication:874585

DOI10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2004.10.037zbMath1137.81355arXivhep-th/0407231OpenAlexW2095841786MaRDI QIDQ874585

Andrei V. Smilga

Publication date: 10 April 2007

Published in: Nuclear Physics. B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0407231



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