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We find a geometric description of interacting βγ-systems as a null Kac-Moody quotient of a nonlinear sigma-model for systems with varying amounts of supersymmetry.
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Lindström, U., Roček, M. βγ-systems interacting with sigma-models. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 39 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2020)039
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