A practical model for cosmic (p,q) superstrings

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 9, 2005, Pages 283-295

  Saffin, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; D branes; Solitons Monopoles and Instantons

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044454336     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/09/011     Document Type: Article

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