M-theory origin of mirror symmetry in three-dimensional gauge theories

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 490, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 107-120

  Porrati, Massimo ^a,b   Zaffaroni, Alberto ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gauge theories; M theory; Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031567303     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00061-8     Document Type: Article

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