On tensionless strings in 3 + 1 dimensions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 482, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 105-118

  Hanany, Amihay ^a   Klebanov, Igor R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030599642     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(96)00540-8     Document Type: Article

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