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Gauge fields as quantized connection forms

Chapter III. Connections — Gauge Theories

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Mayer, M.E. (1977). Gauge fields as quantized connection forms. 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/BFb0087789

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