Integration over the u-plane in Donaldson theory

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 298-387

  Moore, Gregory ^a   Witten, Edward ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 0001150307     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.1997.v1.n2.a7     Document Type: Article

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