Localized tachyons and the gcl conjecture

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 307-323

  Basu, Anirban ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Superstrings and Heterotic Strings; Tachyon Condensation

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EID: 23044465167     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/07/011     Document Type: Article

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