Stability of string configurations dual to quarkonium states in AdS/CFT
@article{Avramis2007StabilityOS, title={Stability of string configurations dual to quarkonium states in AdS/CFT}, author={Spyros D. Avramis and Konstadinos Sfetsos and Konstadinos Siampos}, journal={Nuclear Physics}, year={2007}, volume={793}, pages={1-33} }
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