Unification and LHC phenomenology of F-theory GUTs with U(1)PQ

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Dolan, Matthew J ^a   Marsano, Joseph ^b   Schäfer Namekic, Sakura ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Strings and branes phenomenology

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EID: 84255161720     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP12(2011)032     Document Type: Article

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