M-theory inflation from multi M5-brane dynamics

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 715, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 349-371

  Becker, Katrin ^a   Becker, Melanie ^b   Krause, Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflation; M theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544369415     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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