RG fixed points in six dimensions via branes at orbifold singularities

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 496, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 177-190

  Intriligator, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Branes; Instantons; Orbifolds; RG fixed points

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031558145     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00236-8     Document Type: Article

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