Stable D-branes, calibrations and generalized Calabi-Yau geometry

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2543-2567

  Koerber, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

D branes; Differential and Algebraic Geometry; Superstring Vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944521875     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/08/099     Document Type: Article

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