Classical and quantum analysis of repulsive singularities in four-dimensional extended supergravity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2231-2246

  Gaida, I ^a   Hollmann, H R ^a   Stewart, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033243655     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/16/7/306     Document Type: Article

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