Polarizable-vacuum (PV) approach to general relativity

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 927-943

  Puthoff, H E ^a  

^a Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

General relativity; Gravitation; Vacuum; Vacuum polarization; Velocity of light

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036290350     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016011413407     Document Type: Article

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