Single-sided domain walls in M-theory

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-340

  Gibbons, G W ^a   Rychenkova, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calabi Yau orbifolds; M theory; String theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033636377     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(99)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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