Magnetic Fluxes, NS-NS B Field and Shifts in Four-Dimensional Orientifolds

@inproceedings{Pradisi2003MagneticFN,
  title={Magnetic Fluxes, NS-NS B Field and Shifts in Four-Dimensional Orientifolds},
  author={Gianfranco Pradisi},
  year={2003}
}
We discuss the interplay between freely acting orbifold actions, discrete deformations and internal uniform magnetic fields in four-dimensional orientifold models. 
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