Heterotic flux compactifications and their moduli

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 741, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 162-179

  Becker, Katrin ^a,b,c   Tseng, Li Sheng ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 33645051958     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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53. Work in progress