Dualities and phase transitions for Calabi-Yau threefolds and fourfolds

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 120-135

  Brunner, I ^a   Lynker, M ^b   Schimmrigk, R ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 18544393640     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00317-4     Document Type: Article

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