M theory as a matrix extension of Chern-Simons theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 591, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 227-242

  Smolin, Lee ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

04.60. m; 11.25. w; 11.25.Sq; M theory; Quantum gravity; String theory; Topological quantum field theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000512763     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(00)00564-2     Document Type: Article

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