Strings in AdS3 and the SL(2,R) WZW model. I: The spectrum

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2929-2960

  Maldacena, Juan ^a   Ooguri, Hirosi ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0035534434     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1377273     Document Type: Article

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