Closed formula for the matrix elements of the volume operator in canonical quantum gravity

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3347-3371

  Thiemann, T ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

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EID: 0032379628     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532259     Document Type: Article

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