Hamiltonian reduction of Einstein's equations of general relativity

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 57, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 142-161

  Fischer, A E ^a   Moncrief, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031206287     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00363-0     Document Type: Article

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