The general-covariant and gauge-invariant theory of quantum particles in classical backgrounds

International Journal of Modern Physics D

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 407-444

  Nikolić, Hrvoje ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Current of particle density; Curved background; Electromagnetic background; Gauge invariance; General covariance; Particle production

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037651114     PISSN: 02182718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218271803002779     Document Type: Article

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