Anomalies, dualities, and topology of D = 6 N = 1 superstring vacua

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 475, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 115-148

  Berkooz, Micha ^a   Leigh, Robert G ^a   Polchinski, Joseph ^b   Schwarz, John H ^c   Seiberg, Nathan ^a   Witten, Edward ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 0030576789     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(96)00339-2     Document Type: Article

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