Non-geometric backgrounds, doubled geometry and generalised T-duality

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Hull, C M ^a   Reid Edwards, R A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chern Simons Theories; Duality in Gauge Field Theories; Gauge Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350014855     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/09/014     Document Type: Article

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