Vector bundles and F theory

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 679-743

  Friedman, Robert ^a   Morgan, John ^a   Witten, Edward ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 0031549243     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002200050154     Document Type: Article

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