Critical points and phase transitions in 5d compactifications of M-theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 508, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 147-180

  Chou, Aaron ^a   Kallosh, R ^b   Rahmfeld, J ^b   Reya, Soo Jong ^a,b,c,d   Shmakova, M ^b,e   Wong, Wing Kai ^b  

^a SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0031584029     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)80008-9     Document Type: Article

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