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Characteristic classes and solutions of gauge theories

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  1. Meinhard E. Mayer

    Present address: University of California, 92717, Irvine, CA, USA

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  1. Theoretische Physik, ETH Hönggerberg, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland

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Mayer, M.E. (1978). Characteristic classes and solutions of gauge theories. 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/BFb0063666

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