# 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}
}
• Published 30 September 1996
• Physics, Mathematics
• Nuclear Physics
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