Dimension-changing exact solutions of string theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2007, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Hellerman, Simeon ^a   Swanson, Ian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal field models in string theory; Superstrings and heterotic strings; Tachyon condensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948828458     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2007/09/096     Document Type: Article

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