Boundary superstring field theory annulus partition function in the presence of tachyons

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1-32

  Arutyunov, Gleb ^a   Pankiewicz, Ari ^a   Stefański, Bogdan ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

D branes; Superstring Vacua; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744515925     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/06/049     Document Type: Article

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