Unified Einstein-Virasoro master equation in the general nonlinear sigma model

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1551-1605

  De Boer, J ^a   Halpern, M B ^b,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0041140854     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X97001092     Document Type: Article

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