4-point effective actions in open and closed superstring theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 37-63

  Chandía, Osvaldo ^a   Medina, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

D branes; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044482560     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/11/003     Document Type: Article

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