Quantum tetrahedra and simplicial spin networks

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 518, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 714-728

  Barbieri, A ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Loop representation; Quantum geometry; Spin networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032507529     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00093-5     Document Type: Article

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