Localized tachyons and the quantum McKay correspondence

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2021-2042

  Moore, Gregory ^a   Parnachev, Andrei ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

D branes; Differential and Algebraic Geometry; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings; Tachyon Condensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144452348     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/11/086     Document Type: Article

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