Evidence for F(uzz) theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Heckman, Jonathan J ^a   Verlinde, Herman ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

F theory; Non commutative geometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053095001     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP01(2011)044     Document Type: Article

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