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Heterotic strings in ten and four dimensions

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(1989). Heterotic strings in ten and four dimensions. In: Lectures on String Theory. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 346. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0113521

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