Dynamical fine tuning in brane inflation

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Cline, James M ^a   Hoi, Loison ^a   Underwood, Bret ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

D branes; Superstring vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350077743     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/06/078     Document Type: Article

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