Anti de sitter space and holography

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-290

  Witten, Edward ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 24944555508     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/atmp.1998.v2.n2.a2     Document Type: Article

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