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

Abstract

We discuss the interplay between freely acting orbifold actions, discrete deformations and internal uniform magnetic fields in four-dimensional orientifold models.

arXiv comment12 pages, 3 figures, LaTeX file. Contribution to the Proceedings of the "String Phenomenology 2003" conference, Durham, England, 29th July - 4th August 2003

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