Cosmic F- and D-strings

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 327-350

  Copeland, Edmund J ^a   Myers, Robert C ^b,c   Polchinski, Joseph ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; D branes; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044495169     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/06/013     Document Type: Article

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