Conformal modes in simplicial quantum gravity and the Weil-Petersson volume of moduli space

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 357-401

  Carfora, M ^a   Marzuoli, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI PAVIA   (Italy)

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EID: 1142276055     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2002.v6.n2.a6     Document Type: Article

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