Open string decoupling and tachyon condensation

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Chalmers, Gordon ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bosonic Strings; Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories; Strong Coupling Expansion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744541671     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/06/012     Document Type: Article

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