Point-like instantons on K3 orbifolds

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 503, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 533-564

  Aspinwall, Paul S ^c   Morrison, David R ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

F theory; K3 surfaces; Small instantons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031581019     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00516-6     Document Type: Article

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