String expansion as large N expansion of gauge theories

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 523, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 59-72

  Bershadsky, Michael ^a   Kakushadze, Zurab ^a,b   Vafa, Cumrun ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032514050     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00272-7     Document Type: Article

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