A quantum weak energy inequality for spin-one fields in curved space-time

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4480-4513

  Fewster, Christopher J ^a   Pfenning, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0142136095     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1602554     Document Type: Article

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