On open membranes, cosmic strings and moduli stabilization

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 728, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 207-219

  Buchbinder, Evgeny I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 27144531216     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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