Double-scaling limit of heterotic bundles and dynamical deformation in cft

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 827, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 503-544

  Carlevaro, L ^a   Israel D ^b   Petropoulos, P M ^a  

^a CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^b INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

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EID: 72149115937     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2009.10.027     Document Type: Article

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