Superstrings in AdS

Physics Reports

Volumn 521, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-68

  Mazzucato, Luca ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84868481801     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physrep.2012.08.001     Document Type: Review

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