Poisson structure and symmetry in the Chern-Simons formulation of (2 + 1)-dimensional gravity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2193-2233

  Meusburger, C ^a   Schroers, B J ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037871983     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/20/11/318     Document Type: Article

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