Resolved toroidal orbifolds and their orientifolds

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-183

  Lüst, Dieter ^a,b   Reffert, Susanne ^b   Scheidegger, Emanuel ^c,d   Stieberger, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

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EID: 46049083402     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2008.v12.n1.a2     Document Type: Article

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