Vertex operators for the supermembrane

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 5 PART A, 2000, Pages

  Dasgupta, Arundhati ^a   Nicolai, Hermann ^a   Plefka, Jan ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

M(atrix) Theories; M Theory; p branes; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 7644233342     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/05/007     Document Type: Article

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