DBI N-flation

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2007, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Ward, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cosmology of theories beyond the SM; D branes

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049086128     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2007/12/045     Document Type: Article

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