Branes, rings and matrix models in minimal (super)string theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 559-618

  Seiberg, Nathan ^a   Shin, David ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2D Gravity; D branes; Matrix Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044440216     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/02/021     Document Type: Article

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