INDUCED B∧F TERM AND PHOTON MASS GENERATION IN 3+1 DIMENSIONS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Modern Physics A
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0217-751X,1793-656X
DOI: 10.1142/s0217751x94001886