Theoretical mathematics: Toward a cultural synthesis of mathematics and theoretical physics

Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 1-13

  Jaffe, Arthur ^a   Quinn, Frank ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

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EID: 84967787254     PISSN: 02730979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-1993-00413-0     Document Type: Article

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