Virasoro constraints for quantum cohomology

Journal of Differential Geometry

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 537-591

  Liu, Xiaobo ^a   Tian, Gang ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001459267     PISSN: 0022040X     EISSN: 1945743X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1214424970     Document Type: Article

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