F-theory, T-duality on K3 surfaces, and N = 2 supersymmetric gauge theories in four dimensions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 501, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-108

  Hori, Kentaro ^a,b   Oz, Yaron ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0031559705     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00361-1     Document Type: Article

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