Geometric engineering of quantum field theories

@article{Katz1996GeometricEO,
  title={Geometric engineering of quantum field theories},
  author={Sheldon Katz and Albrecht Klemm and Cumrun Vafa},
  journal={Nuclear Physics},
  year={1996},
  volume={497},
  pages={173-195}
}
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