Fixing D7-brane positions by F-theory fluxes

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 815, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 256-287

  Braun, A P ^a   Hebecker, A ^a   Ludeling C ^a,b   Valandro, R ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR THEORETISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 63149124151     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2009.02.025     Document Type: Article

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