An approach to F-theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 534, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 513-530

  Hewson, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

P branes; Supersymmetry

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EID: 0032561621     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00521-5     Document Type: Article

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