Euclidean quantum wormholes with scalar fields

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 3517-3544

  Carlini, A ^a,b   Coule, D H ^c   Solomons, D M ^d  

^a NORDITA   (Denmark)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0346550295     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X97001821     Document Type: Article

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