Instanton counting on blowup. I. 4-dimensional pure gauge theory

Inventiones Mathematicae

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 313-355

  Nakajima, Hiraku ^a   Yoshioka, Kota ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 26444610005     PISSN: 00209910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00222-005-0444-1     Document Type: Article

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