Dark energy and decompactification in string gas cosmology

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 2, 2006, Pages 016-

  Ferrer, Francesc ^a   Räsänen, Syksy ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM

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EID: 33644781589     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/02/016     Document Type: Article

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