A geometry for non-geometric string backgrounds

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1625-1654

  Hull, Christofer M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algebraic Geometry; D branes; Differential; Discrete and Finite Symmetries; String Duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544431851     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/10/065     Document Type: Article

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