Noncommutative tachyons and K-theory

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2765-2780

  Harvey, Jeffrey A ^a   Moore, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035534426     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1377270     Document Type: Article

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