Point-like instantons and the Spin(32)/ℤ2 heterotic string

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 496, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 149-176

  Aspinwall, Paul S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

F theory; Heterotic string; Instantons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031558142     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00232-0     Document Type: Article

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