The fate of the type I non-BPS D7-brane

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 619, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 211-231

  Loaiza Brito, Oscar ^a,b   Uranga, Angel M ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

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EID: 0035945021     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00505-3     Document Type: Article

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