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Nonlinear sigma models on symmetric spaces

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Non-linear Partial Differential Operators and Quantization Procedures

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Forger, M. (1983). Nonlinear sigma models on symmetric spaces. In: Andersson, S.I., Doebner, HD. (eds) Non-linear Partial Differential Operators and Quantization Procedures. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1037. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0073169

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