Comments on non-supersymmetric orientifolds at strong coupling

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Uranga, Angel M ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories; D branes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007015693     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/02/041     Document Type: Review

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