Classical geometry and gauge duals for fractional branes on ALE orbifolds

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 614, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 254-278

  Billo M ^a   Gallot, L ^a   Liccardo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

11.15. q; 11.25. w; 11.27.+d

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EID: 0000596190     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00399-6     Document Type: Article

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