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Using R.P. Langlands' method, we give an analytic proof of the classification theorem of the unitary representations of Ramond and Neveu-Schwartz superalgebras, first proved by D. Friedan, Z. Qiu, and S. Shenker by a numerical argument.
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Sauvageot, F. Représentations unitaires des super-algèbres de Ramond et de Neveu-Schwartz. Commun.Math. Phys. 121, 639–657 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01218160
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