The generalized Green-Schwarz mechanism for type IIB orientifolds with D3- and D7-branes

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Plauschinn, Erik ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anomalies in field and string theories; D branes; Intersecting branes models

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649574483     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/05/062     Document Type: Article

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