Strings in an electric field, and the Milne Universe

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn , Issue 11, 2003, Pages 103-145

  Berkooz, M ^a   Pioline, B ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b LPTHE   (France)

Author keywords

Quantum field theory on curved space; String theory and cosmology

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244431659     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2003/11/007     Document Type: Article

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