Closed/open string diagrammatics

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 748, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-379

  Kaufmann, Ralph M ^a   Penner, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745391791     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2006.03.036     Document Type: Article

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