D-brane instantons and matrix models

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  García Etxebarria, Iñaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

D branes; Gauge gravity correspondence; Matrix Models; Solitons Monopoles and Instantons

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350068372     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/07/017     Document Type: Article

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