Non-perturbative orientifold transitions at the conifold

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 10, 2005, Pages 669-729

  Hori, Kentaro ^a   Hosomichi, Kazuo ^a   Page, David C ^a   Rabadán, Raúl ^b   Walcher, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories; D branes; M Theory; Superstring Vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544438972     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/10/026     Document Type: Article

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