Chirality-changing phase transitions in 4d string vacua

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 504, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 272-284

  Kachru, Shamit ^a   Silverstein, Eva ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031588271     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00519-1     Document Type: Article

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