Homogeneous plane waves

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 654, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 135-176

  Blau, Matthias ^a   O'Loughlin, Martin ^b  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

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EID: 0037463717     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(03)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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