M theory and singularities of exceptional holonomy manifolds

Physics Reports

Volumn 392, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 121-189

  Acharya, Bobby S ^a   Gukov, Sergei ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0842312247     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physrep.2003.10.017     Document Type: Review

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