Geometric transition, large N dualities and MQCD dynamics

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 610, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 331-346

  Dasgupta, Keshav ^a   Oh, Kyungho ^b   Tatar, Radu ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

12.38.Aw; 12.60.Jv

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EID: 0000626097     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00296-6     Document Type: Article

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