Duality symmetric massive type-II theories in D = 8 and D = 6

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 377-394

  Singh, Harvendra ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

D branes; M Theory; String Duality; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142177728     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/04/017     Document Type: Article

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