N = 1 heterotic/M-theory duality and Joyce manifolds

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 475, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 579-596

  Acharya, B S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Joyce manifolds; M theory; Orbifolds and duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030590309     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(96)00326-4     Document Type: Article

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