E 7(7) formulation of N = 2 backgrounds

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Graña, Mariana ^a   Louis, Jan ^b   Sim, Aaron ^c   Waldram, Daniel ^c  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential and algebraic geometry; Flux compactifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856399723     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/07/104     Document Type: Article

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