Evidence for the strongest version of the 4d \(a\)-theorem via \(a\)-maximization along RG flows
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title: Evidence for the strongest version of the 4d \(a\)-theorem via \(a\)-maximization along RG flows
zbMATH Open document ID: 1198.81148
author: Edwin Barnes
author: K. Intriligator
author: Brian Wecht
author: Jason Wright
publication date: 2007-04-10T00:00:00Z
full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0408156
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81T17
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81T60
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81V05
zbMATH DE Number: 5140928
MaRDI profile type: Publication
OpenAlex ID: W1971430139
arXiv ID: hep-th/0408156
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DOI: 10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2004.09.016
published in: Nuclear Physics B
description: scientific article