Geometric transition versus cascading solution

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 653-682

  Dasgupta, Keshav ^a   Oh, Kyungho ^b,e   Park, Jaemo ^c   Tatar, Radu ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories; Confinement; F Theory; M Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044469442     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/01/031     Document Type: Article

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