Semi-flatland

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2008, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Vegh, David ^a   McGreevy, John ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

D branes; F theory; M theory; Superstring vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149311281     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/10/068     Document Type: Article

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