Classical open-string field theory: A∞-algebra, renormalization group and boundary states

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 642, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 13-90

  Nakatsu, Toshio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0037152323     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(02)00495-9     Document Type: Article

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