M-theory pp-waves, Penrose limits and supernumerary supersymmetries

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 644, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 65-84

  Cvetic M ^a   Lu H ^b   Pope, C N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037064443     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(02)00792-7     Document Type: Article

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