Topological strings, two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory and Chern-Simons theory on torus bundles

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 981-1058

  Caporaso, Nicola ^a   Cirafici, Michele ^b   Griguolo, Luta ^c   Pasquetti, Sara ^c   Seminara, Domenico ^d   Szabo, Richard J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 51649101064     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2008.v12.n5.a2     Document Type: Article

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