Flux and instanton effects in local F-theory models and hierarchical fermion masses

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Aparicio, L ^a,b   Font, A ^c   Ibanez L E ^a,b   Marchesanob, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA TEÓRICA UAM CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

F Theory; GUT; Nonperturbative Effects; Quark Masses and SM Parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053094395     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP08(2011)152     Document Type: Article

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