An interpretation of classical Yang-Mills theory

Edward Witten

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(78)90585-3

An interpretation of classical Yang-Mills theory

Edward Witten

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We present a new formulation, in twistor space, of the classical second-order Yang-Mills field equations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	394-398
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	77
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(78)90585-3
State	Published - Aug 28 1978
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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