String Universality in six dimensions

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 325-354

  Kumar, Vijay ^a   Taylor, Washington ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84864132151     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/atmp.2011.v15.n2.a3     Document Type: Article

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