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Graded manifolds, graded Lie theory, and prequantization

Chapter II. Graded Lie Algebras — Supersymmetry

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Kostant, B. (1977). Graded manifolds, graded Lie theory, and prequantization. In: Bleuler, K., Reetz, A. (eds) Differential Geometrical Methods in Mathematical Physics. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 570. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0087788

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