Classical and quantum implications of the causality structure of two-dimensional space-times with degenerate metrics

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 6018-6032

  Gratus, Jonathan ^a,b   Tucker, Robin W ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 0030371720     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.531755     Document Type: Article

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