On the open-closed B-model

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1587-1633

  Hofman, Christiaan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chern Simons Theories; D branes; String Field Theory; Topological Field Theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044508022     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/11/069     Document Type: Article

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