Topological gravity as large \(N\) topological gauge theory

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DOI10.4310/ATMP.1998.v2.n2.a8zbMath0922.32015arXivhep-th/9802016OpenAlexW2963109786MaRDI QIDQ1285880

Cumrun Vafa, Rajesh Gopakumar

Publication date: 3 October 1999

Published in: Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9802016



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