Statistical approach to the cosmological-constant problem on brane worlds

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Diakonos, F K ^a   Saridakis, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cosmological applications of theories with extra dimensions; Cosmology with extra dimensions; Dark energy theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649141601     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2009/02/030     Document Type: Article

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