Limits of space-times in five dimensions and their relation to the Segre types

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 4228-4236

  Paiva, F M ^a   Reboucas M J ^b   Teixeira, A F F ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 0347614727     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532091     Document Type: Article

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