Modular invariance of strings on PP-waves with RR-flux

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 487-502

  Takayanagi, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

AdS CFT and ds CFT Correspondence; Penrose limit and pp wave background

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044479280     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/12/022     Document Type: Article

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