The effects of inhomogeneities on the cosmology of type IIB conifold transitions

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 3, 2006, Pages 777-790

  Palti, Eran ^a   Saffin, Paul ^a,b   Urrestilla, Jon ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM

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EID: 33645694086     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/03/029     Document Type: Review

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