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We evaluate string one-loop contributions to the Kähler metric of closed string moduli in toroidal minimally supersymmetric (Calabi-Yau) orientifolds with D-branes. We focus on the poorly understood \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 sectors that receive contributions from all massive string states.
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Berg, M., Haack, M., Kang, J.U. et al. Towards the one-loop Kähler metric of Calabi-Yau orientifolds. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 77 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2014)077
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