Moduli stabilisation and applications in IIB string theory

Fortschritte der Physik

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-422

  Conlon, Joseph Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33947146119     PISSN: 00158208     EISSN: 15213978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prop.200610334     Document Type: Article

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