Degenerate solutions of general relativity from topological field theory

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 219-231

  Baez, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032360793     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002200050326     Document Type: Article

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