Curved 11D supergeometry

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2043-2076

  Tsimpis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

M(atrix) Theories; M Theory; Superspaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044514901     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/11/087     Document Type: Article

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