Extended gauge symmetries in F-theory

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2010, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Choi, Kang Sin ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

F Theory; Superstring vacua; Superstrings and heterotic strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954907704     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP02(2010)004     Document Type: Article

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