Non-geometric strings, symplectic gravity and differential geometry of Lie algebroids

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2013, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Blumenhagen, Ralph ^a   Deser, Andreas ^a   Plauschinn, Erik ^b,c   Rennecke, Felix ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential and Algebraic Geometry; String theory and cosmic strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880362247     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP02(2013)122     Document Type: Article

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