BRST quantization of the pure spinor superstring

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2007, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Hoogeveen, Joost ^a   Skenderis, Kostas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BRST symmetry; Superstrings and heterotic strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849083059     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2007/11/081     Document Type: Article

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