Homogeneous loop quantum cosmology: The role of the spin connection

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1253-1278

  Bojowald, Martin ^a,b   Date, Ghanashyam ^c   Vandersloot, Kevin ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 1342268365     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/4/034     Document Type: Article

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