Multi-instanton calculus and the AdS/CFT correspondence in script N = 4 superconformal field theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 552, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 88-168

  Dorey, Nicholas ^a,b   Hollowood, Timothy J ^b,c   Khoze, Valentin V ^d   Mattis, Michael P ^c   Vandoren, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033549465     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00193-5     Document Type: Article

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