Uniqueness of open/closed rational CFT with given algebra of open states

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1283-1375

  Fjelstad, Jens ^a,b   Fuchs, Jürgen ^b   Runkel, Ingo ^c   Schweigert, Christoph ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 55449124838     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2008.v12.n6.a4     Document Type: Article

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