Solutions of four-dimensional field theories via M-theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 500, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 3-42

  Witten, Edward ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 0031234520     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00416-1     Document Type: Article

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