On type II strings in exact superconformal non-constant RR backgrounds

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1393-1405

  Bonelli, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conformal Field Models in String Theory; Penrose limit and pp wave background; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

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EID: 23044439371     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/01/065     Document Type: Article

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