All loop topological string amplitudes from Chern-Simons theory

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 467-512

  Aganagic, Mina ^a   Mariño, Marcos ^a   Vafa, Cumrun ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942616401     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-004-1067-x     Document Type: Article

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