Closed string tachyon condensation: An overview

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Headrick, Matthew ^a   Minwalla, Shiraz ^b   Takayanagi, Tadashi ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2542543656     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/10/027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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