A Lorentzian signature model for quantum general relativity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 3101-3118

  Barrett, John W ^a   Crane, Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034342396     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/17/16/302     Document Type: Article

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