M-theory on eight-manifolds revisited: = 1 supersymmetry and generalized Spin(7) structures

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2006, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Tsimpis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flux compactifications; M Theory; Superstring Vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646429755     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/04/027     Document Type: Article

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