The intermediate scale M SSM, the Higgs mass and F-theory unification

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Ibanez, L E ^a   Marchesano, F ^a   Regalado, D ^a   Valenzuela, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compactification and String Models; F Theory; GUT; Supersymmetry Breaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865090778     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2012)195     Document Type: Article

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