Multi-instanton and string loop corrections in toroidal orbifold models

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2008, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Cámara, Pablo G ^a   Dudas, Emilian ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Nonperturbative effects; String duality; Superstrings and heterotic strings; Supersymmetric effective theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749148664     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/08/069     Document Type: Article

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