N = 1 M - theory - Heterotic Duality in Three
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It is argued that M-theory compactifications on any of Joyce's Spin(7) holonomy 8-manifolds are dual to compactifications of het-erotic string theory on Joyce 7-manifolds of G 2 holonomy.
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