N = 1 SQCD-like theories with Nf massive flavors from AdS/CFT and β functions

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Barranco, Alejandro ^a   Pallante, Elisabetta ^b   Russo, Jorge G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AdS CFT Correspondence; Gauge gravity correspondence

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053141067     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP09(2011)086     Document Type: Article

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