M-theory dynamics on a manifold of g2 holonomy

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-106

  Atiyah, Michael ^a,b   Witten, Edward ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 79551565258     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2002.v6.n1.a1     Document Type: Article

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