Type IIB superstrings, BPS monopoles, and three-dimensional gauge dynamics

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 492, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 152-190

  Hanany, Amihay ^a   Witten, Edward ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 0031565518     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)80030-2     Document Type: Article

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