Exploring the vacuum geometry of N = 1 gauge theories

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 750, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-27

  Gray, James ^a   He, Yang Hui ^b,c   Jejjala, Vishnu ^d   Nelson, Brent D ^e  

^a INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

^b MERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745945239     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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