Classical boundary-value problem in Riemannian quantum gravity and self-dual Taub-NUT-(anti)de Sitter geometries

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 648, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 397-416

  Akbar, M M ^a   D'Eath, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037421118     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(02)00971-9     Document Type: Article

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