1998/10/21 by Robbert Dijkgraaf, R. Dijkgraaf, Dijkgraaf, R. · 1 citation
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9810157
10 pages, 2 figures, Lecture at ICM'98
arxiv created 1998/10/21 · openalex publication_date 1998/10/21 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Fivebranes are non-perturbative objects in string theory that generalize two-dimensional conformal field theory and relate such diverse subjects as moduli spaces of vector bundles on surfaces, automorphic forms, elliptic genera, the geometry of Calabi-Yau threefolds, and generalized Kac-Moody algebras.