Relativistic spin networks and quantum gravity

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3296-3302

  Barrett, John W ^a   Crane, Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032362859     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532254     Document Type: Article

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