D-instanton probes of n = 2 non-conformal geometries

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1-28

  Fucito, Francesco ^a   Morales, Jose F ^b   Tanzini, Alessandro ^c  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Spinoza Institute   (Netherlands)

^c LPTHE   (France)

Author keywords

AdS CFT Correspondance; Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories; D branes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744777200     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/07/012     Document Type: Article

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