Thermal/quantum effects and induced superstring cosmologies

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 797, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 137-178

  Catelin Jullien, Tristan ^a   Kounnas, Costas ^a   Partouche, Hervé ^b   Toumbas, Nicolaos ^c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Finite temperature; Heterotic string; Quantum cosmology

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849120717     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.12.030     Document Type: Article

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