Uncovering infinite symmetries on [p,q] 7-branes: Kac-Moody algebras and beyond

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1-44

  DeWolfe, Oliver ^a   Hauer, Tamás ^a   Iqbal, Amer ^a   Zwiebach, Barton ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 79551569957     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/atmp.1999.v3.n6.a6     Document Type: Article

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