The M theory lift of two O6- planes and four D6-branes

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 167-209

  Argyres, Philip C ^a,b   Maimon, Ron ^b   Pelland, Sophie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Duality in Gauge Field Theories; Extended Supersymmetry; M Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044502175     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/05/008     Document Type: Article

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