D-branes, categories and N = 1 supersymmetry

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2818-2843

  Douglas, Michael R ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DES HAUTES ÉTUDES SCIENTIFIQUES   (France)

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EID: 0035402802     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1374448     Document Type: Article

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