Superstrings in 2D backgrounds with R-R flux and new extremal black holes

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 614, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 195-232

  Berkovits, Nathan ^a   Gukov, Sergei ^b,c   Vallilo, Brenno Carlini ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0000949201     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00413-8     Document Type: Article

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