Comparing decay rates for black holes and D-branes

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 478, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 561-576

  Das, Sumit R ^a   Mathur, Samir D ^b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0030569235     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(96)00453-1     Document Type: Article

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