New moduli spaces from string background independence consistency conditions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 480, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 507-540

  Zwiebach, Barton ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0030566780     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(96)00501-9     Document Type: Article

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