Singular Calabi-Yau manifolds and ADE classification of CFTs

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 599, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 334-360

  Naka, Michihiro ^a   Nozaki, Masatoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

11.25. w; 11.25.Hf; 11.25.Pm

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EID: 0035795284     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(00)00760-4     Document Type: Article

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