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Superstring Theory

Superstring Theory is a theoretical framework in physics that extends string theory by incorporating supersymmetry, thereby distinguishing itself from bosonic string theory through the inclusion of fermionic degrees of freedom and the requirement of spacetime supersymmetry.

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New dimensions at a millimeter to a fermi and superstrings at a TeV

Physics Letters B · 1998 · 3.9K citations · Full text

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de Sitter vacua in string theory

Shamit Kachru, Andrei Linde, Sandip P. Trivedi · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 2003 · 3.4K citations · Full text

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Dirichlet Branes and Ramond-Ramond Charges

Joseph Polchinski · Physical Review Letters · 1995 · 2.9K citations · Full text

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Anomaly cancellations in supersymmetric D = 10 gauge theory and superstring theory

Michael Green, John H. Schwarz · Physics Letters B · 1984 · 2.9K citations

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Vacuum configurations for superstrings

Philip Candelas, Gary T. Horowitz, Andrew Strominger et al. · Nuclear Physics B · 1985 · 2.7K citations

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    A.A. Tseytlin

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    62 publications · 6.8K citations

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    Nathan Berkovits

    Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Brazil

    60 publications · 4.4K citations

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    Ashoke Sen

    Harish-Chandra Research Institute, India

    39 publications · 4.4K citations

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    Cumrun Vafa

    Harvard University, United States

    36 publications · 6.3K citations

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    Edward Witten

    Institute for Advanced Study, United States

    34 publications · 12.7K citations

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  1. European Organization for Nuclear Research

    Geneva, Switzerland

    81 h-index

    635 publications

    70.2K citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    56 h-index

    162 publications

    35.8K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    54 h-index

    150 publications

    13.5K citations

  4. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    52 h-index

    238 publications

    24.1K citations

  5. Institute for Advanced Study

    Princeton, United States

    52 h-index

    123 publications

    19.5K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    51 h-index

    142 publications

    22.2K citations

  7. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    47 h-index

    153 publications

    30.2K citations

  8. Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics

    Potsdam, Germany

    44 h-index

    117 publications

    8.8K citations

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  1. Nuclear Physics B

    491 publications · 49.3K citations

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  2. Journal of High Energy Physics

    JHEP · 828 publications · 45.3K citations

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  3. Physics Letters B

    539 publications · 44K citations

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 126 publications · 17.7K citations

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