Unstable magnetic fluxes in heterotic string theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 91-117

  David, Justin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

String Duality; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings; Tachyon Condensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242633955     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/09/006     Document Type: Article

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