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We compare the four-dimensional symmetric fields obtained by the coset space dimensional reduction scheme to the infinite tower of fields given by the harmonic expansion in a 4+N dimensional gauge theory coupled to fermions on a space-timeM 4 ×S/R.
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Palla, L. On dimensional reduction of gauge theories: Symmetric fields and harmonic expansion. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 24, 195–204 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01571726
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