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arxiv: hep-th/0011256 · v2 · submitted 2000-11-28 · ✦ hep-th

An M-theory Flop as a Large N Duality

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We show how a recently proposed large $N$ duality in the context of type IIA strings with ${\cal N}=1$ supersymmetry in 4 dimensions can be derived from purely geometric considerations by embedding type IIA strings in M-theory. The phase structure of M-theory on $G_2$ holonomy manifolds and an $S^3$ flop are the key ingredients in this derivation.

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