Resolution of stringy singularities by non-commutative algebras

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2001, Pages

  Berenstein, David ^a   Leigh, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

D branes; Differential and Algebraic Geometry; Non Commutative Geometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744518185     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/06/030     Document Type: Article

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