An instanton toolbox for F-theory model building

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2010, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Marsano, Joseph ^a   Saulina, Natalia ^a   Schafer Nameki, Sakura ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

D branes; F theory; GUT

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954901135     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP01(2010)128     Document Type: Article

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