Ghost condensation and a consistent infrared modification of gravity

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1729-1764

  Arkani Hamed, Nima ^a   Cheng, Hsin Chia ^a   Luty, Markus A ^a,b,c   Mukohyama, Shinji ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical Theories of Gravity; Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044453278     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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