Closed strings in Misner space: Cosmological production of winding strings

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn , Issue 8, 2004, Pages 73-117

  Berkooz, M ^a   Pioline, B ^b   Rozali, M ^c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b LPTHE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Quantum field theory on curved space; String theory and cosmology

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244448830     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2004/08/004     Document Type: Article

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