Pure spinor superstrings on generic type IIA supergravity backgrounds

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2008, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  D'Auria, R ^a   Fre P ^b,c   Grassi, P A ^c,d   Trigiante, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

BRST quantization; BRST symmetry; Superstrings and heterotic strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749117436     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/07/059     Document Type: Article

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