Multi-instanton measure from recursion relations in N = 2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages

  Matone, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential and algebraic geometry; Models of quantum gravity; Solitons monopoles and instantons; Supersymmetry and duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744718500     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/04/041     Document Type: Article

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