Background independent algebraic structures in closed string field theory

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 305-326

  Sen, Ashoke ^a   Zwiebach, Barton ^b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0030541959     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02101895     Document Type: Article

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