Heat kernel and moduli spaces II

Mathematical Research Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 569-588

  Liu, Kefeng ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031287693     PISSN: 10732780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/MRL.1997.v4.n4.a12     Document Type: Article

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