D6-branes and M-theory geometrical transitions from gauged supergravity

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages

  Edelstein, José D ^a   Núñez, Carlos ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ads cft; D branes; M theory; String duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744723852     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/04/028     Document Type: Article

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