Type-IIB orientifolds on Gepner points

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1563-1621

  Aldazabal, Gerardo ^a   Andrés, Eduardo C ^b   Leston, Mauricio ^c   Núñez, Carmen ^d  

^a Universidad Nacional del Litoral   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

D branes; Superstring Vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 23144456146     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/09/067     Document Type: Article

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