The problems of unification-mismatch and low α3: A solution with light vector-like matter

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 384, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 140-150

  Babu, K S ^a   Pati, Jogesh C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0043096318     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0370-2693(96)00809-X     Document Type: Article

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