On QCD string theory and AdS dynamics

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Horava, Petr ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347928964     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/1999/01/016     Document Type: Article

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