Gravity and BF theory defined in bounded regions

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 500, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 381-401

  Husain, Viqar ^a   Major, Seth ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031234454     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00371-4     Document Type: Article

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