Anti-de Sitter space, thermal phase transition, and confinement in gauge theories

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 505-532

  Witten, Edward ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 0000722850     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.1998.v2.n3.a3     Document Type: Article

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