On gravitational fluctuations and the semiclassical limit in minisuperspace models

International Journal of Modern Physics D

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 511-529

  Casadio, Roberto ^a  

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EID: 0006692968     PISSN: 02182718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0218271800000517     Document Type: Article

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