Topologically induced instability in string theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  McInnes, Brett ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

AdS CFT Correspondance; Differential and Algebraic Geometry; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744922706     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/03/031     Document Type: Article

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