Constructing Self-Dual Strings

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 513-532

  Samann, Christian ^a,b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAXWELL INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79957939862     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-011-1257-2     Document Type: Article

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