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Heterotic and Type II Superstrings Compactified on Calabi-Yau Manifolds

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Physics Up to 200 TeV

Part of the book series: The Subnuclear Series ((SUS,volume 28))

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Some general properties of superstrings compactified on Calabi-Yau manifolds are reported.

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Ferrara, S. (1991). Heterotic and Type II Superstrings Compactified on Calabi-Yau Manifolds. In: Zichichi, A. (eds) Physics Up to 200 TeV. The Subnuclear Series, vol 28. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3774-8_7

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