Global F-theory models: Instantons and gauge dynamics

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Cvetič, Mirjam ^a,b   García Etxebarria, Iñaki ^a,b   Halverson, James ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brane dynamics in gauge theories; D branes; F theory; Nonperturbative effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052706518     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP01(2011)073     Document Type: Article

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