(3+1)-dimensional spin foam model of quantum gravity with spacelike and timelike components

Physical Review D

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2001, Pages

  Perez, Alejandro ^a   Rovelli, Carlo ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GRAVITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPACE; TIME;

EID: 0035884601     PISSN: 05562821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.64.064002     Document Type: Article

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