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These lectures are divided into three parts. The latter two chapters are mathematical, in the sense that all definitions are precise and results are formulated as theorems. The present chapter plays a different role. It provides a mixture of motivation and formal calculation. Some of the materials is or can be made mathematical; the presentation, however, is distinctly that from physics. A mathematician may wish to read this chapter for an overview; he will be more familiar with the style of Chapters II and III.
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Jaffe, A., Lesniewski, A. (1990). Geometry of Supersymmetry. In: Velo, G., Wightman, A.S. (eds) Constructive Quantum Field Theory II. NATO ASI Series, vol 234. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5838-1_10
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