New N = 2 superconformal field theories from M/F-theory orbifolds

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 545, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 283-308

  Gukov, Sergei ^a,b,d   Kapustin, Anton ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b LANDAU INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

F theory; Gauge theory; M theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033583414     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00008-5     Document Type: Article

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