Cosmological D-instantons and cyclic universes

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2635-2652

  Bergshoeff, E A ^a   Collinucci, A ^a   Roest, D ^b   Russo, J G ^c   Townsend, P K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21344455945     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/13/008     Document Type: Article

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