Towards multi-scale dynamics on the baryonic branch of Klebanov-Strassler

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Elander, Daniel ^a   Gaillard, Jéñome ^b   Núñezb, Carlos ^c   Piaib, Maurizio ^d  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Universidade de Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

AdS CFT correspondence; Gauge gravity correspondence

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053168741     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2011)056     Document Type: Article

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