Euclidean D-branes and higher-dimensional gauge theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 514, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 583-602

  Acharya, B S ^a   Figueroa O'Farril, J M ^a   Spence, B ^b   O'Loughlin, M ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

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EID: 0032559706     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00727-X     Document Type: Article

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