Type IIA moduli stabilization

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1671-1712

  DeWolfe, Oliver ^a   Giryavets, Alexander ^b,d   Kachru, Shamit ^b   Taylor, Washington ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d STEKLOV MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Superstring Vacua

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EID: 23844558514     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/07/066     Document Type: Article

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