Quadratic α′-corrections to heterotic double field theory

@article{Lee2015QuadraticT,
  title={Quadratic $\alpha$′-corrections to heterotic double field theory},
  author={Kanghoon Lee},
  journal={Nuclear Physics},
  year={2015},
  volume={899},
  pages={594-616}
}
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