Sums over topological sectors and quantization of Fayet-Iliopoulos parameters

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1141-1199

  Hellerman, Simeon ^a   Sharpe, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864324499     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2011.v15.n4.a7     Document Type: Article

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