Resolving the M2-brane

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 4231-4246

  Chen, Chiang Mei ^a   Vázquez Poritz, Justin F ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 26444604413     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/20/005     Document Type: Article

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