Gauge coupling flux thresholds, exotic matter and the unification scale in F-SU(5) GUT

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 489-498

  Leontaris, G K ^a,b   Tracas, N D ^c  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 77953362784     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1298-2     Document Type: Article

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