Building string field theory around non-conformal backgrounds

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 480, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 541-572

  Zwiebach, Barton ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0030566766     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(96)00502-0     Document Type: Article

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