Brane-antibrane constructions

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1-35

  Mukhi, Sunil ^a   Suryanarayana, Nemani V ^a   Tong, David ^b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories; D branes; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings; Supersymmetry Breaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 6444221841     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/03/015     Document Type: Article

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