Instantons and wormholes in minkowski and (A)dS spaces

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 647, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 344-356

  Gutperle, Michael ^a   Sabra, Wafic ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

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EID: 0037164582     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(02)00942-2     Document Type: Article

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