Fluxes, moduli fixing and MSSM-like vacua in a simple IIA orientifold

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 9, 2005, Pages 319-364

  Cámara, Pablo G ^a   Font, Anamaria ^a,b   Ibáñez, Luis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

D branes; Superstring Vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044483786     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/09/013     Document Type: Article

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