Meson spectra of asymptotically free gauge theories from holography

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Erdmenger, Johanna ^a   Evans, Nick ^b   Scott, Marc ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84929190221     PISSN: 15507998     EISSN: 15502368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.91.085004     Document Type: Article

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