The octonionic membrane

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 295-302

  Duff, M J ^a   Evans, J M ^b   Khuri, R R ^c   Lu, J X ^a   Minasian, R ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0032209569     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(98)00163-7     Document Type: Article

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