Small E8 instantons and tensionless non-critical strings

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 474, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 122-138

  Ganor, Ori J ^a   Hanany, Amihay ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 0030593577     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(96)00243-X     Document Type: Article

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