Chern-Simons gauge theory on orbifolds: Open strings from three dimensions

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-33

  Hořava, Petr ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chern Simons gauge theory orbifolds; Conformal field theory; Correlation functions; Strings; Two dimensions; Wilson lines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030527202     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(96)00004-6     Document Type: Article

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