Non-geometric fluxes, asymmetric strings and nonassociative geometry

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 44, Issue 38, 2011, Pages

  Blumenhagen, R ^a   Deser, A ^a   Lust D ^a,b   Plauschinn, E ^c   Rennecke, F ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80052563639     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/44/38/385401     Document Type: Review

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