On fractional instanton numbers in six-dimensional heterotic E8 × E8 orbifolds

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Conrad, Jan O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

M Theory; Solitons Monopoles and Instantons; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044263395     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/11/022     Document Type: Article

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