BPS open strings and A-D-E-singularities in F-theory on K3

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2010, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Bergshoeffa, Eric A ^a   Hartong, Jelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

D branes; Discrete and finite symmetries; F theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954896814     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP02(2010)007     Document Type: Article

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