Calabi-Yau 4-folds and toric fibrations

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 272-290

  Kreuzer, Maximilian ^a   Skarke, Harald ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Batyrev's formulas; Calabi Yau 4 folds; Hodge numbers; Toric fibrations; Vafa's formulas; Weights

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032116649     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(97)00059-4     Document Type: Article

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