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Interconnections between type II superstrings, M theory and N=4 Yang-Mills

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Green, M.B. (1999). Interconnections between type II superstrings, M theory and N=4 Yang-Mills. In: Ceresole, A., Kounnas, C., Lüst, D., Theisen, S. (eds) Quantum Aspects of Gauge Theories, Supersymmetry and Unification. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 525. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0104240

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