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The mathematics of fivebranes (English)
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5 August 1998
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Summary: Fivebranes are non-perturbative objects in string theory that generalize two-dimensional conformal field theory and relate such diverse subjects as moduli spaces of vector bundles on surfaces, automorphic forms, elliptic genera, the geometry of Calabi-Yau threefolds, and generalized Kac-Moody algebras.
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quantum field theory
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elliptic genera
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automorphisms forms
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non-perturbative
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string theory
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two-dimensional
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conformal field theory
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vector bundles on surfaces
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Calabi-Yau threefolds
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Kac-Moody algebras
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