Dimer models from mirror symmetry and quivering amoebæ

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 489-545

  Feng, Bo ^a   He, Yang Hui ^b,c   Kennaway, Kristian D ^d   Vafa, Cumrun ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46349099964     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2008.v12.n3.a2     Document Type: Article

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