A note on the Penrose junction conditions

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1255-1264

  Kunzinger, Michael ^a   Steinbauer, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 0033454178     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/16/4/013     Document Type: Article

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