Small instantons, del Pezzo surfaces and type I′ theory

Michael R. Douglas; Sheldon Katz; Cumrun Vafa

doi:10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00281-2

Small instantons, del Pezzo surfaces and type I′ theory

Michael R. Douglas, Sheldon Katz, Cumrun Vafa

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Small instantons of exceptional groups arise geometrically by a collapsing del Pezzo surface in a CY. We use this to explain the physics of a 4-brane probe in type I′ compactification to nine dimensions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	155-172
Number of pages	18
Journal	Nuclear Physics B
Volume	497
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00281-2
State	Published - Jul 21 1997
Externally published	Yes

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