D-brane networks in flux vacua, generalized cycles and calibrations

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2007, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Evslin, Jarah ^a   Martucci, Luca ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL SOLVAY INSTITUTES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

D branes; Differential and algebraic geometry; Flux compactifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547687430     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2007/07/040     Document Type: Article

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