Global fits of the large volume string scenario to WMAP5 and other indirect constraints using Markov chain Monte Carlo

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2008, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Allanach, Benjamin C ^a   Dolan, Matthew J ^a   Weber, Arne M ^b  

^a Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beyond standard model; Supersymmetric standard model; Supersymmetry phenomenology

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749106968     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/08/105     Document Type: Article

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