Non-perturbative superpotentials in string theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 474, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 343-360

  Witten, Edward ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 0030603025     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(96)00283-0     Document Type: Article

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