Euclidean scalar Green function in a higher dimensional global monopole space-time

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1018-1028

  Bezerra de Mello, E R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

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EID: 0036462848     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1421424     Document Type: Article

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