On exact superpotentials, free energies and matrix models

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1031-1044

  Hailu, Girma ^a   Georgi, Howard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Matrix Models; Supersymmetric Effective Theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044515087     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/02/038     Document Type: Article

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