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The use of exterior forms in field theory

Chapter I. Gauge Theories

Part of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics book series (LNM,volume 676)

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  • Light Cone
  • Exterior Derivative
  • Classical Field Theory
  • Covariant Tensor
  • Exterior Form

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Thirring, W., Wallner, R. (1978). The use of exterior forms in field theory. In: Bleuler, K., Reetz, A., Petry, H.R. (eds) Differential Geometrical Methods in Mathematical Physics II. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 676. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0063670

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