D-branes, holonomy and M-theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 606, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 3-17

  Gomis, Jaume ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035833245     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00247-4     Document Type: Article

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