Limits of the energy-momentum tensor in general relativity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1031-1041

  Paiva, F M ^a   Reboucas M J ^b   Hall, G S ^c   MacCallum, M A H ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347172039     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/15/4/023     Document Type: Article

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