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We compute the normalization of single D-instanton amplitudes in type IIB string theory and show that the result agrees with the prediction of S-duality due to Green and Gutperle.
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Sen, A. Normalization of type IIB D-instanton amplitudes. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 146 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2021)146
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