Higher derivative F-terms in N = 2 strings

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 481, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 389-402

  Morales, Jose F ^a   Serone, Marco ^a,b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conifold; D branes; Duality; F terms; N = 2; Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000923663     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(96)90143-1     Document Type: Article

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