F-term stabilization of odd axions in LARGE volume scenario

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 878, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 269-294

  Gao, Xin ^a,b   Shukla, Pramod ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 84890180265     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2013.11.015     Document Type: Article

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