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Lectures on Superconformal Quantum Mechanics and Multi-Black Hole Moduli Spaces

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M-Theory and Quantum Geometry

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This contribution to the proceedings of the 1999 NATO ASI on Quantum Geometry at Akureyri, Iceland, is based on notes of lectures given by A. Strominger. Topics include N-particle conformal quantum mechanics, extended superconformal quantum mechanics and multi-black hole moduli spaces.

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  1. Jefferson Physical Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA

    Ruth Britto-Pacumio & Anastasia Volovich

  2. New High Energy Theory Center Rutgers University, 126 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA

    Jeremy Michelson & Andrew Strominger

  3. L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kosigina 2, Moscow, Russia

    Anastasia Volovich

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Britto-Pacumio, R., Michelson, J., Strominger, A., Volovich, A. (2000). Lectures on Superconformal Quantum Mechanics and Multi-Black Hole Moduli Spaces. In: Thorlacius, L., Jonsson, T. (eds) M-Theory and Quantum Geometry. NATO Science Series, vol 556. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4303-5_6

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