Rolling closed string tachyons and the big crunch

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1233-1246

  Yang, Haitang ^a   Zwiebach, Barton ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Tachyon Condensation

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EID: 24944459274     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/08/046     Document Type: Article

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