Duality of N = 2 heterotic-type I compactifications in four dimensions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 499, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 29-44

  Antoniadis, I ^a,b   Partouche, H ^a   Taylor, T R ^c  

^a CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031577417     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00322-2     Document Type: Article

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