Boundaries in M-theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 472, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 221-230

  Becker, Katrin ^a   Becker, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; D brane; Fivebrane; Light cone gauge; M theory; Open membrane

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030597894     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(96)00213-1     Document Type: Article

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