Quantum geometry of bosonic strings

1981/07/01 by A. M. Polyakov, A.M. Polyakov · 45 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions

paper · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(81)90743-7

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