Cosmology with branes wrapping curved internal manifolds

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1045-1058

  Biswas, Tirthabir ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; p branes

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EID: 22144452006     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/02/039     Document Type: Article

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