Cosmological deformation of Lorentzian spin foam models

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 3175-3213

  Noui, K ^a   Roche, Ph ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

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EID: 0037696800     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/20/14/318     Document Type: Article

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