Gauge and optical aspects of gravitation

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 16, Issue 12 A, 1999, Pages

  Trautman, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

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EID: 0033249479     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/16/12A/308     Document Type: Article

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