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Type IIB Superstrings, BPS Monopoles, And Three-Dimensional Gauge Dynamics
Amihay Hanany, Edward Witten
We propose an explanation via string theory of the correspondence between the Coulomb branch of certain three-dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories and certain moduli spaces of…
Hyper-Kahler Geometry and Invariants of Three-Manifolds
L. Rozansky, E. Witten
We study a 3-dimensional topological sigma-model, whose target space is a hyper-Kahler manifold X. A Feynman diagram calculation of its partition function demonstrates that it is a…
Five-Brane Effective Action In M-Theory
Edward Witten
On the world-volume of an -theory five-brane propagates a two-form with self-dual field strength. As this field is non-Lagrangian, there is no obvious framework for determining…
On Flux Quantization In M-Theory And The Effective Action
Edward Witten
The quantization law for the antisymmetric tensor field of -theory contains a gravitational contribution not known previously. When it is included, the low energy effective acti…
Physical Interpretation Of Certain Strong Coupling Singularities
Edward Witten
We interpret certain strong coupling singularities of the heterotic string on K3 in terms of exotic six-dimensional theories in which is a gauge symmetry. The…
Gauge Dynamics And Compactification To Three Dimensions
Nathan Seiberg, Edward Witten
We study four dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories on with a circle of radius . They interpolate between four dimensional gauge theories ()…