Branes on generalized calibrated submanifolds

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1943-1979

  Cascales, Juan F G ^a   Uranga, Angel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

D branes; Supersymmetry and Duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144441702     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/11/083     Document Type: Article

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