D-branes and SQCD in non-critical superstring theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1947-1986

  Fotopoulos, Angelos ^a,d   Niarchos, Vasilis ^b   Prezas, Nikolaos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

AdS CFT and dS CFT Correspondence; Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories; D branes; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544504223     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/10/081     Document Type: Article

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