Large N duality for compact Calabi-Yau threefolds

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-128

  Diaconescu, Duiliu Emanuel ^a   Florea, Bogdan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646730990     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2005.v9.n1.a2     Document Type: Article

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