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A Lagrangian is constructed for free integral-spin massive fields in space — time of arbitrary dimension. The Hamiltonian of the theory is found and the structure and algebra of the couplings are established.
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Tomsk State University. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 100–105, February, 1995.
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Toder, G.B. Canonical formulation of the theory of a free integral-spin massive field. Russ Phys J 38, 191–196 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00560246
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