Symmetry breaking boundary states and defect lines

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 589-616

  Quella, Thomas ^a   Schomerus, Volker ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boundary Quantum Field Theory; Conformal and W Symmetry; Conformal Field Models in String Theory; D branes

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044447725     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/06/028     Document Type: Article

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