Instanton calculus in R-R background and the topological string

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2006, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Billó, Marco ^a   Frau, Marialuisa ^a   Fucito, Francesco ^b   Lerda, Alberto ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

D branes; Solitons Monopoles and Instantons; Supersymmetric gauge theory; Topological Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846250045     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/11/012     Document Type: Review

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