Brane world scenarios and the cosmological constant

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 597, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 263-278

  De Alwis, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0035848501     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(00)00747-1     Document Type: Article

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