Topological M-theory as unification of form theories of gravity

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 603-665

  Dijkgraaf, Robbert ^a   Gukov, Sergei ^b   Neitzke, Andrew ^b   Vafa, Cumrun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547604064     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2005.v9.n4.a5     Document Type: Article

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