Nonlinear multidimensional cosmological models with form fields: Stabilization of extra dimensions and the cosmological constant problem

Physical Review D

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Gunther U ^a,b,e   Moniz, P ^c,f   Zhuk, A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^d ODESSA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^e INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COSMOS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; ENERGY; GRAVITY; MASS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SPACE;

EID: 0141545059     PISSN: 05562821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.68.044010     Document Type: Article

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