Brane surgery

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 58, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 163-175

  Townsend, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031232150     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00421-0     Document Type: Article

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