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Stabilization of Extra Dimensions at Tree Level

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v2 Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

By considering the effects of string winding and momentum modes on a time dependent background, we find a method by which six compact dimensions become stabilized naturally at the self-dual radius while three dimensions grow large.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/0307044,
  title  = {Stabilization of Extra Dimensions at Tree Level},
  author = {Scott Watson and Robert Brandenberger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0307044},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

15 pages, 2 figures, minor typos corrected