M-flation and its spectators

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2010, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Postma, M ^a  

^a NIKHEF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cosmology of theories beyond the SM; Inflation; String theory and cosmology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649766951     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2010/11/038     Document Type: Article

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