On the twisted (2, 0) and little-string theories

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 536, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 175-198

  Cheung, Yeuk Kwan E ^a   Ganor, Ori J ^a   Krogh, Morten ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032556612     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00583-5     Document Type: Article

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