Visible branes with negative tension in heterotic M-theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2001, Pages

  Donagi, Ron Y ^a,e   Khoury, Justin ^a,b   Ovrut, Burt A ^a,b   Steinharclt, Paul J ^a,c   Turok, Neil ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CMS   (United Kingdom)

^e CMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

M theory; Physics of the early universe

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744776627     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/11/041     Document Type: Article

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