Random values of the cosmological constant

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 8 PART A, 2000, Pages 11-17

  Donoghue, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Physics of the Early Universe; Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking; Superstring Vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044228096     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/08/022     Document Type: Article

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