Dynamic SU(2) structure from seven-branes

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Heidenreich, Ben ^a   McAllister, Liam ^a   Torroba, Gonzalo ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

D branes; Flux compactifications; Superstring vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053094307     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP05(2011)110     Document Type: Article

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