Localized tachyons in ℂ3/ℤN

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1263-1303

  Morrison, David R ^a   Narayan, K ^a   Plesser, M Ronen ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Renormalization Group; Tachyon Condensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044472831     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/08/047     Document Type: Article

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