Topological gravity as large N topological gauge theory

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 413-442

  Gopakumar, Rajesh ^a,b   Vafa, Cumrun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33744760699     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.1998.v2.n2.a8     Document Type: Article

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