Instantons, fluxons, and open gauge string theory

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 775-860

  Griguolo, Luca ^a   Seminara, Domenico ^b   Szabo, Richard J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34347390176     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2005.v9.n5.a5     Document Type: Article

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