Axion inflation in F-theory

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 739, Issue , 2014, Pages 201-208

  Grimm, Thomas W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

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EID: 84909983077     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2014.10.043     Document Type: Article

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