On deriving space-time from quantum observables and states

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 237, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 203-220

  Summers, Stephen J ^a   White, Richard K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037972654     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-003-0865-x     Document Type: Article

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