Monopole operators in three-dimensional N = 4 SYM and mirror symmetry

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 157-177

  Borokhov, Vadim ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duality in Gauge Field Theories; Nonperturbative Effects; Solitons Monopoles and Instantons; Supersymmetry and Duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044445943     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/03/008     Document Type: Article

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