Is the string field big enough?

Fortschritte der Physik

Volumn 49, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 387-407

  Zwiebach, Barton ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0035605654     PISSN: 00158208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3978(200105)49:4/6<387::AID-PROP387>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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