On the evolution of multi string networks

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 11, 2005, Pages 545-556

  Copeland, Edmund J ^a   Saffin, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Solitons Monopoles and Instantons; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645523201     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/11/023     Document Type: Article

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