The mathematics of fivebranes (Q1126805)

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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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