Double field theory of type II strings

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Hohm, Olaf ^a   Kwak, Seung Ki ^a   Zwiebach, Barton ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gauge Symmetry; Space Time Symmetries; String Duality; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053200450     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP09(2011)013     Document Type: Article

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