On flux quantization in M-theory and the effective action

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Witten, Edward ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

11D M theory; Anomalies; Integral cohomology; Supergravity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031124013     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(96)00042-3     Document Type: Article

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