Tate's algorithm and F-theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Katz, Sheldon ^a   Morrison, David R ^b,c   Schäfer Nameki, Sakura ^d,e   Sully, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D branes; F Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053099985     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP08(2011)094     Document Type: Article

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