Chiral 4d string vacua with D-branes and NSNS and RR fluxes

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 157-196

  Cascales, Juan F G ^a   Uranga, Angel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

D branes; Superstring Vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144437370     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/05/011     Document Type: Review

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