Cosmological phases of the string thermal effective potential

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 830, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 330-373

  Bourliot, F ^a   Estes, J ^a   Kounnas, C ^b   Partouche, H ^a  

^a CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 75449103314     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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