Lectures on generalized complex geometry for physicists

Fortschritte der Physik

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 169-242

  Koerber, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

D branes; Flux compactifications; Generalized complex geometry; Supergravity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953708823     PISSN: 00158208     EISSN: 15213978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prop.201000083     Document Type: Article

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