M-theory/heterotic duality: A Kaluza-Klein perspective

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 548, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 87-138

  Lu H ^a,b   Pope, C N ^c,d   Stelle, K S ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE STATISTIQUE   (France)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SISSA   (Italy)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f CERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0033599935     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00086-3     Document Type: Article

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