Kac-Moody algebras in perturbative string theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1045-1071

  Gaberdiel, Matthias R ^a   West, Peter C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bosonic Strings; M Theory; Space Time Symmetries; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442707308     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/08/049     Document Type: Article

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