A strong coupling test of S-duality

Cumrun Vafa; Edward Witten

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(94)90097-3

A strong coupling test of S-duality

Cumrun Vafa, Edward Witten

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By studying the partition function of N=4 topologically twisted supersymmetric Yang-Mills on four-manifolds, we make an exact strong coupling test of the Montonen-Olive strong-weak duality conjecture. Unexpected and exciting links are found with two-dimensional rational conformal field theory.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-77
Number of pages	75
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section B
Volume	431
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(94)90097-3
State	Published - Dec 5 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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