Expanding F-theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2007, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Kleban, Matthew ^a   Redi, Michele ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

F theory; P branes; Sigma models

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948857879     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2007/09/038     Document Type: Article

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