D-branes and KK-theory in type-I string theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 143-166

  Asakawa, Tsuguhiko ^a   Sugimoto, Shigeki ^b   Terashima, Seiji ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

D branes; M(atrix) Theories; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144496100     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/05/007     Document Type: Article

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