N = 1 theories and a geometric master field

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 713-727

  Gopakumar, Rajesh ^a  

^a HARISH CHANDRA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

1 N Expansion; Matrix Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044506208     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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