Moduli stabilization from fluxes in a simple IIB orientifold

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 121-163

  Kachru, Shamit ^a   Schulz, Michael ^a   Trivedi, Sandip P ^b  

^a SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Superstring Vacua; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

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EID: 23044459105     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/10/007     Document Type: Article

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