BPS-like potential for compactifications of heterotic M-theory?

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Held, Johannes ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flux compactifications; M theory; Superstring vacua

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255176601     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP10(2011)136     Document Type: Article

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