Solvable models of strings in homogeneous plane-wave backgrounds

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 673, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 57-97

  Blau, M ^a   O'Loughlin, M ^b   Papadopoulos, G ^c   Tseytlin, A A ^d,e,f  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0142169836     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2003.09.018     Document Type: Article

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