Chronology protection in string theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 537-551

  Dyson, Lisa ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Holes in String Theory; D branes; String Duality; Supergravity Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044452504     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/03/024     Document Type: Article

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