From Weak to Strong Coupling in ABJM Theory

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 511-563

  Drukker, Nadav ^a   Mariño, Marcos ^b   Putrov, Pavel ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 80051474215     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-011-1253-6     Document Type: Article

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