Non-compact string backgrounds and non-rational CFT

Physics Reports

Volumn 431, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 39-86

  Schomerus, Volker ^a,b  

^a DESY   (Germany)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

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EID: 33745907277     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physrep.2006.05.001     Document Type: Review

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