Duality, compactification, and e-1/λ effects in the heterotic string theory

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 396, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 91-96

  Silverstein, Eva ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041634905     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-2693(97)00098-1     Document Type: Article

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