Observation of the final boundary condition: Extragalactic background radiation and the time symmetry of the universe

Annals of Physics

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 384-425

  Craig, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030295767     PISSN: 00034916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/aphy.1996.0119     Document Type: Article

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