T-duality, generalized geometry and non-geometric backgrounds

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Grãa, Mariana ^a   Minasian, Ruben ^a   Petrini, Michela ^b   Waldram, Daniel ^c  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b LPTHE   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flux compactifications; String duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649583783     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/04/075     Document Type: Article

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