Closed string tachyon condensation at c = 1

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1447-1466

  Karczmarek, Joanna L ^a   Strominger, Andrew ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2D Gravity; Matrix Models; Tachyon Condensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044510631     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/05/062     Document Type: Article

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