In the realm of the geometric transitions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 704, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 231-278

  Alexander, Stephon ^a,b   Becker, Katrin ^c   Becker, Melanie ^d   Dasgupta, Keshav ^a   Knauf, Anke ^d,e   Tatar, Radu ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d University of Maryland   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^f LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 10944242177     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2004.10.036     Document Type: Article

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