D-branes in nongeometric backgrounds

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2006, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Lawrence, Albion ^a   Schulz, Michael B ^b   Wecht, Brian ^c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

D branes; Superstring Vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748768442     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/07/038     Document Type: Article

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