Supergravity as generalised geometry I: Type II theories

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Coimbra, André ^a   Strickland Constable, Charles ^a   Waldram, Daniel ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential and Algebraic Geometry; Flux compactifications; String Duality; Supergravity Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255176579     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2011)091     Document Type: Article

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