Strings, noncommutative geometry and the size of the target space

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 14, Issue 28, 1999, Pages 4501-4517

  Lizzi, Fedele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 7644225369     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X99002116     Document Type: Article

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