Power-law singularities in string theory and M-theory

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 5097-5119

  Papadopoulos, G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 10044226091     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/22/006     Document Type: Article

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