On gravity and the uncertainty principle

Modern Physics Letters A

Volumn 14, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 1371-1381

  Adler, Ronald J ^a   Santiago, David I ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001194113     PISSN: 02177323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217732399001462     Document Type: Article

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