Some superstring amplitude computations with the non-minimal pure spinor formalism

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2006, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Berkovits, Nathan ^a   Mafra, Carlos R ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anomalies in Field and String Theories; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846192438     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/11/079     Document Type: Review

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