Long strings, anomaly cancellation, phase transitions, T-duality and locality in the 2d heterotic string

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1459-1488

  Seiberg, Nathan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

2D Gravity; Superstring Vacua; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645514431     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/01/057     Document Type: Article

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