On zero-point energy, stability and Hagedorn behavior of type-IIB strings on pp-waves

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1213-1224

  Bigazzi, Francesco ^a   Cotrone, Aldo Lorenzo ^b,c  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Penrose limit and pp wave background; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044441721     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/08/052     Document Type: Article

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