Small instantons, del Pezzo surfaces and type I′ theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 497, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 155-172

  Douglas, Michael R ^a   Katz, Sheldon ^b   Vafa, Cumrun ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031582593     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00281-2     Document Type: Article

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