Gauge unification via stable brane recombination

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1043-1060

  Choi, Kang Sin ^a   Kim, Jihn E ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compactification and String Models; D branes; GUT; Superstring Vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645522796     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/11/043     Document Type: Article

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