On type II superstrings in bosonic backgrounds: The role of fermions and T-duality

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 55-64

  Martucci, Luca ^a   Silva, Pedro J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

M Theory; String Duality; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings; Supersymmetry and Duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542639852     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/04/004     Document Type: Article

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